Adolescent Lying: What it costs and what to do. Dr. Carl Pickhardt's POV

The Ten Commandments of Lying

1) "I already did it."

2) "I didn't do it."

3) "I'll do it later."

4) "I didn't know."

5) "I forgot."

6) "I didn't think you'd mind."

7) "I didn't know that's what you meant."

8) "I didn't think you were serious."

9) "It wasn't my fault."

10) "It was an accident."