Hey Everyone,
Quick thread credit to @cinder and @Lynx, who helped me piece together some ideas for this thread in an early-morning chat.
The other day I was visiting my parents. As with many older people, my Dad is on a restrictive diet for his health. My Mom was in the other room, and my Dad was talking bout sneaking off and eating something he knows he shouldn't have -- and in mass quantities. He had that little twinkle in his eyes which meant he was just trying to get me to holler, and sure enough, I called out to my Mom, saying, "MOM!! DAD'S BEING BAD AGAIN!! We need to put him in the timeout corner!"
My Mom came running, my Dad was laughing, I was laughing, and I gave them both big hugs. I was chuckling to myself, thinking of all the times growing up when my siblings and I would shout, "Mom! Dad!! So-and-so is doing THAT again!!!" (Funny thing, my Mom would come running to check on my siblings, but always check to see if THEY were ok and didn't really bother checking on me!)
I realized that now I am finally old enough to tattle on my parents!!
And it was a kick!
How about all of you?
* When you were a kid, did you and your siblings/cousins/family members tattle on each other?
* What happened when you tattled on others?
* What happened when they tattled on you?
* Did your parents tend to listen to the testimony of one particular kid over the other?
* How did you handle it when you became an adult and your own kids/students/those you babysat started tattling on each other?
I know I'm writing in the context of family but of course this could apply to any other setting -- work, school, church, etc.
My particular example is light-hearted but I also know that tattling can be a very serious matter.
Feel free to share what you're comfortable with -- I would love to hear your stories.
Quick thread credit to @cinder and @Lynx, who helped me piece together some ideas for this thread in an early-morning chat.
The other day I was visiting my parents. As with many older people, my Dad is on a restrictive diet for his health. My Mom was in the other room, and my Dad was talking bout sneaking off and eating something he knows he shouldn't have -- and in mass quantities. He had that little twinkle in his eyes which meant he was just trying to get me to holler, and sure enough, I called out to my Mom, saying, "MOM!! DAD'S BEING BAD AGAIN!! We need to put him in the timeout corner!"
My Mom came running, my Dad was laughing, I was laughing, and I gave them both big hugs. I was chuckling to myself, thinking of all the times growing up when my siblings and I would shout, "Mom! Dad!! So-and-so is doing THAT again!!!" (Funny thing, my Mom would come running to check on my siblings, but always check to see if THEY were ok and didn't really bother checking on me!)
I realized that now I am finally old enough to tattle on my parents!!
And it was a kick! How about all of you?
* When you were a kid, did you and your siblings/cousins/family members tattle on each other?
* What happened when you tattled on others?
* What happened when they tattled on you?
* Did your parents tend to listen to the testimony of one particular kid over the other?
* How did you handle it when you became an adult and your own kids/students/those you babysat started tattling on each other?
I know I'm writing in the context of family but of course this could apply to any other setting -- work, school, church, etc.
My particular example is light-hearted but I also know that tattling can be a very serious matter.
Feel free to share what you're comfortable with -- I would love to hear your stories.
what can I do ? I know things about people that they don't even know I know and they will never know that I know because.....I don't tattle ! One of my alcoholic aunties stole a load of booze from her dad ( my grandad ) I saw the whole thing and never said a word until , I was asked directly by my other auntie , I don't tattle but I don't lie either , it can b hard to balance those two things let me tell ya ! I can't even plead the fifth cos I'm in the U.K. 
