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8 year old with memory loss
by randysgirl8, Nov 05, 2009 06:04AM
Yesterday I recieved a call from my sons school that he had been misbehaving with 3 other boys being foolish in line. They were all taken to the principals office for a talk. He called me and told me about this. When I asked my son he said that he had never been in the principals office. He stuck to this story. He was adament that it never happened. He knew about the incident but said he wasnt part of it and never talked to the principal. We even had a quick meeting with the principal and he cryed and desperately told us that he never was in the meeting. Now I know this sounds alot like a typical kid caught in a lie. My issue is that he has never been this blatant and lied not only to me but to his principal who he loves, he was 100% convinced he was never in that meeting, he asked us why we were trying to make him lie by admitting he was in the meeting, the principal double checked with witmesses and said that he indeed was, knowing my sons behavior and that when he has lied in the past, when questioned admits the truth. I am of mom of 6 so I am not new at this. I was wondering if I should push him to be honest or if there might be a memory loss issue, We have a peaceful home for the most part and the only trauma is that his father died when he was 2. Please help me. I am stuck.
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I do not think you need to investigate this issue any more- by now you know everything so you know what really happened. Perhaps your son was so embasassed for being there, or he feels he was not guilty so he shouldn't have been there at all -that he supressed the memory of it - or convinced himself it never happened?
I don't know, I am not a psychologist...I would just let it go for the time being, but I would be careful for the future, if something like this "memory loss" happens again and again, then maybe there would be a reason for concern.
You said that so far he was always telling the truth so I wouldn't badger him about this incident until he admits he was there.