One Truth about Liars...

Maybe it's due to APD (Auditory Processing Disorder) that I found myself labelled at one point with the title of Liar.

I've often wondered about that because lying isn't in my nature. The first time I recall it being mentioned was when I was about 3 years old. I'd been with my Mum who had been shopping and, as usual, we'd been stopped several times on Mum's shopping route.

My Mum had lots of friends, they often bumped into her at the shops and would keep her chatting for what seemed like aeons. I'd sigh, realign my hand in Mum's hand and either watch them chatting or look about.

In this particular instance, I'd been watching with interest the woman talking to my Mum. I didn't know her, well... usually Mum introduced them as Mrs. Something or other, however, I don't remember her doing that in this case.

Another woman approached and made some comment, I watched her during the few minutes she spoke and explain why she had to leave in a hurry. As she passed the back of the woman facing my Mummy, she raised her left hand and two fingers. I knew it meant 'something' but I didn't know what it was.

Can you guess what happened next?




I stood watching the woman, who wasn't looking at me, as she turned her head back to the direction she was walking.

I pulled my Mum's sleeve....

"Mummy?"

Eventually my Mum responded,

"Yes Barbara?"

I demonstrated...."What does 'this' mean?"

Mum looked shocked and then looked at her friend before saying to me,

"Who have you Seen doing that?"

I could tell from her tone and expression, as well as the looks exchanged between her and her friend, that what I'd just done wasn't a good thing... I was in trouble somehow/someway.

"Well?" Mum said,

She looked cross.

I pointed in the direction the lady had gone,

"That lady did it, I didn't know it was something 'bad'!"

"Which lady?" Mum asked while scanning the movement of women shopping or chatting behind me.

"The one who talked to you both" I said,

Mum stood up straight and asked if I knew to who that gesture had been directed (or words to that effect).

I pointed at my Mum's friend who gasped and said, "Welll... I never would have believed she'd do that!"

and I asked again, "I still don't know what it means?"

Mum said, moving her head towards me, "She's lying, she wouldn't do that"

I was confused. What did Mum mean, did she mean me?

I tried to explain, but Mum kept stopping me by saying, "Be quiet, you've said enough, wait till we get home!" So I wondered what she meant by that too.