Child Lying

First and foremost, I would like to make it apparent to you that I am incredibly sorry for lying about the status of an assignment in one of my classes, AP Human Geography. I understand now that what I did was foolish and selfish. It isn’t fair to you as a parent to have your child lie to you, especially in the manner that I went about doing so. What I did was incredibly selfish, but I know my actions are inexcusable. The purpose of me writing all of this is, to put it quite simply, apologize for a lie that I created in order to avoid any the consequences of missing my work. I didn’t want to get punished for a mistake that I had made, so I decided to lie to you. However, I didn’t think of what consequences that would entail. Naturally I don’t like being grounded, what kid does? Nobody likes to be punished. However, the most devastating ramification of my actions was losing trust with my dad.
What I did was inconsiderate, selfish, …show more content…
I wish I could offer a better explanation behind my behavior, but there really is no excuse. A child lying to their parent is a serious problem, and is practically inexcusable. All I can do is accept responsibility and live with these choices that I have made. More importantly, I have to live with the reality that I ruined our relationship of trust. However, despite all of this, I know I can fix and rebuild our trust. I am willing to do whatever it takes to earn it back. I have learned from my mistakes and will be better about conveying my feelings in an appropriate and timely manner, regarding discourse. Going along with that, I have recognized that it is never okay to lie about anything, especially to you, irrespective of how small the lie is. The last thing I would like to say is I am so sorry for putting you through this, you deserve better and it is my hope that in the future that you’ll be able to