when I asked why he didn’t say something at the store, he had the gall to lie to my face and said he did and that I didn’t pay attention

::stares::

As a Former Child, I acknowledge that children are people and people lie, but what seems more likely: a harried mom misses something her child says in a crowded store, or a kid comes up with a multistep plan to gaslight his mom over whether his shoes hurt?