“The pool is closed today”

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Can be done, right? A white lie here and there. The problem is, if you get caught, you’re in for a fool.

Lizette (39), mother of sons Mats (3) and Sem (10 months):

“Two weeks ago I didn’t have a babysitter for my youngest and that’s why I couldn’t go toddler swimming with Mats for once. Since he starts talking about that as soon as he wakes up and can react quite temperamentally, I opted for a white lie that morning; i said the pool was closed and unfortunately there was no swimming lesson.

The sweet innocence

Later that morning we went shopping and drove past the pool. His friends just walked out with wet hair. “Hey mom, I think you were mistaken,” Mats exclaimed in surprise. I felt pretty clumsy. Mainly because he was so trusting and thought his mama had been stupid. To compensate for my guilt, he was allowed to pick out something delicious for lunch at the supermarket.”

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Waterproof excuse

Karin (36), mother of son Olaf (7) and daughter Eva (4):

“The shortest route to swimming lessons is through the red light district. I usually manage to distract the kids so they don’t look at windows on the right. Until one day Olaf noticed the ladies in lingerie: ‘What are they doing there, mom?’

“The shortest route to swimming lessons is through the red light district”

Unprepared for this question, I blurted out, “Oh, they’re waiting to be picked up for swimming lessons, too.” To which my daughter Eva said very sweetly: ‘Shall we take them then?’

I managed to talk my way out and drove on quickly. Today I drive around.”

This article was previously published in Kek Mama.

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