Dear Abby: My son has trouble telling the truth. He was getting up late, dressing for work, leaving and coming back early. When my husband and I asked him about having a job, he said he had one. When we asked him to show us his paycheck, he fumbled around on his phone, then he confessed that he had no job. He said he has been at the library looking for work.
This isn’t the first time my son has lied to us. He agreed to counseling. He is good to us and he is kind, but he lies. He is in his 40s now. Help! How do we live with a liar? –Can’t Believe Him in California
Dear Can’t Believe: Assuming that your son isn’t penniless, where has he been getting money? If it is from you and your husband, it’s time to stop. That may give him an incentive to look harder for employment. While you are at i