Would you swear on your children’s lives?

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Just that really - I was shocked that gavin Williamson did this - I can’t imagine doing this, although I’m not normally a superstitious person. People are peculiar. It’s interesting to see the power of oaths still being invoked in the 21st C.

No, never. I'm not superstitious but I think it smells of the kind of desperation that suggests guilt.

No of course not but then again I've never been a politician so don't feel the need for ridiculous statements

Similar to PP, I wouldn’t do this but not because I’m superstitious but because I think it sounds childish and desperate and doesn’t actually help your case in any way. Plus I think it comes across as manipulative - “you can’t possibly think I’m lying now, unless you think I want my children to die?!?”

Yes, I would - I have no problem with this. But I have no children either.

Manipulative and desperate. Not the words of an innocent party.

(Dunno who Gavin Williamson is)

No. Not for superstitious reasons, but just because I think it’s a horrendous thing to do. If you’re going to swear on anyone’s life, ffs at least make it your own!

But also, I don’t think I’ve ever met or heard anyone who’s used that term who wasn’t an awful, lying, twatty person who could not be trusted. The amount of men who had or are having affairs that swear on their children’s lives that nothing happened, is ridiculous. So I tend to take it as confirmation of lack of good character and a marker of little to no integrity.

(*heard of)

Not the same but my ex used to swear on his children’s lives (not my kids btw) all the time. I hate it.

1. It’s bullshit they’re clearly not going to die if you’re lying
2. It smells of desperation which to me suggests guilt, anecdotally everyone who’s said this to me has been guilty and 3. Why bring your kids into this? It’s got nothing to do with them. That’s the main reason I hate it - and suppose it was true then why would the kids deserve to suffer/die because someone else swore on their lives? it’s all a bit fucked up really.

Given that I'm not 6 years old probably no. I think it's the kind of thing people say to emotional blackmail people into believing them.

'I swear down, bruv' is the sort of crap this behaviour makes me think of. Ugh.

Nope, never. I’m not superstitious either but it’s just a disgusting thing to say. I think when people get to the point they need to resort to swearing on their children’s lives....they’re clutching at straws and will try anything.

It's a horrible thing to say even if you are telling the truth, and I agree it always has a whiff of desperation/being overly dramatic/selfishness