Caught my son lying about homework and I lost it
So my 8yo told me he finished his homework when he clearly didn't. Found out from his teacher. I immediately got angry and yelled at him, then sent him to his room. My wife later asked me if that's how Jesus would have handled it and man, that hit different. I've been preaching integrity and honesty to my kids but how did I respond? With anger and shame. We talked about it that night and I apologized to him. Told him I messed up too and that we'd work through this together. Trying to be better about actually living what I teach instead of just talking about it. This parenting thing keeps humbling me.
The lying hits different when you weren't expecting it. I get the immediate frustration. Just remember that he's still learning and this is a teaching moment, not a character flaw. He'll bounce back from this.