Little white lie

Natalie has been having a hard time going to bed the past few weeks. It seems as though there is always a reason for her to stay up a little longer or get out of her bed. Last night was no different. We brushed our teeth, went potty, read 2 books, talked for a few mintues about the day, said prayers and gave hugs and kisses. As I began to walk out of her room, she tells me she has to go poop. I said "Natalie, do you really have to go? If you don't really have to go then you are telling mama a lie. Do you understand? " She said "I really have to go". So we go to the potty and she says " oh! I think I already went poopy at aunt Ne Ne's" Then I responded "Natalie, you just told me a lie. That makes me upset that I trusted you and you lied to mama. It does not make Jesus happy either." Sitting on the potty she looked at me and said "HEY Jesus! sorry for telling mama a lie." I just gave her a big hug and told her how proud I was of her.