I picked my boy from school and I found every single kid eating apart from mine. He didn’t even have a bowl infront of him. I burst out laughing because that is typical. He doesn’t eat a lot of the times at home too. Literally living on milk and apples and bananas.

The teachers told me he cries when offered food and even if they tried to talk to him, he refuses. While the teachers give me the report, he is pulling me and trying to stop me from talking to them because he doesn’t want them to report to me.

Am glad today I was easy about him not eating, I have been so frustrated before I got depressed. That bad. So now I left it to my husband to feed him for me to recollect myself.

On the way home, he told me not to tell my husband that he didn’t eat at school. I told him ok. But didn’t have a plan to keep the promise. But I still asked why. He told me daddy would get angry, then he will be angry and hold daddy‘s nose. As he opened up, I thought maybe just today, I should not breech his trust. I did try to playfully tell him he should atleast just taste the food. He asked if he should taste and not just refuse, I said yes.its ok if he doesn’t eat it all, he should just taste. This is in hope that he could taste and like it and eat instead of how he is currently not even tasting.

We got home and he immediately told his dad he ate at school. Now I didn’t see that coming. I assumed we were just not gonna talk about it. Am a bad liar. My husband is brilliant so I watched to see if he could tell it is a lie. He first of all smiled, carried him up and hugged him in the air. Now how could I spoil that moment😂. They were so happy together but my son kept glancing at me to communicate that shouldnt tell on him. Then he asked him what he ate. He mentioned broccoli, apple, banana, everything they didn’t cook today. Dad asked again in another way and he kept true to his answer so dad concluded it must be right ☺️. My husband then asked me in another language if he really ate. I knew if I answered my son would think I am telling on him even if he doesn’t understand the language yet. So I told my husband let’s speak English. And he asked again if he ate and I then lied and said yes. Now my child detests broccoli with a passion but of all foods, he chose to say it is what he ate☺️. Another disclaimer, hubby doesn’t get angry about the meal time but does take on a firm voice and stops goofing around so my son knows it’s serious.

Did I just create a monster? Did I encourage him to become a liar?

So I know my son hasn’t eaten since morning and he has chosen to lie and starve until dinner and he is pulling it off so well. Makes me wonder how many times he lies to me.

I wanted to tell my husband the truth in my sons absence so my son can know he can trust me with his secrets. Meanwhile an hour later my husband is still asking him what he ate at school. He knows he was lied to 😀 and dear boy has forgotten what he said he ate but insists he is telling the truth😀

Is it ok for me to let my son lie to his dad in this situation?