What do you mean?  

Here’s a secret - grown ups often lie! Had you noticed this yourself? Often we lie to avoid saying what we really want to say. That’s usually the word ‘No!’

If you don’t believe me, here’s an example or two;

‘We’ll talk about this later.’ or ‘ You’ll have to ask your mum.’ or ‘Wait and see’.

Your challenge

Write down what your parent says but what is really meant. For example:

‘Have you tidied your room yet?’ really means ‘ I know you haven’t tidied your room and I want it done now.’

Or a teacher:

‘You over there. Stop that or I’ll report you.’ really means ‘I won’t do anything because I don’t know your name.’

Or a politician:

‘A lot of taxpayers money has been spent on this’ means ‘I don’t know the exact amount but it’s your money, not mine, I’m spending’.