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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 5189580" data-attributes="member: 15651">I'm with LightPhoenix that the phrase tattling implies spite.  My own recent encounter with tattling, involving one of my children is an example of this.  My son went and did something he knew I had told him he was not to do without an adult present.  Two the neighborhood girls rang my doorbell to tell me that he had done this.  I thanked them for informing me, but also explained to them that they were in fact being tattle-tales and that was not a very nice thing to do.  The reason I knew they were being tattle-tales was I heard them say to each other, prior to ringing the doorbell, "Let's go tell his dad and get him in trouble!"As for most of the situations described, when I personally end up in these situations, for me it is very dependant upon the specific situation and the relationship I have with the people involved.  My main thing is if I see somebody being all nice to another person when they are present, but are saying things like these behind their back.  I may advise the person being talked about that the person talking about them may not be the most sincere person, and they should be wary.</blockquote>