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Lies you tell your kids (lighthearted!)

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JeremyBeadlesLobsterHands · 08/06/2023 09:25

Today I told DS we had run out of croissants. We hadn’t, but we only had one left and I really wanted it. I’m sat eating it now and it’s the best croissant I’ve ever had.

anyone else want to confess their little white lies they’ve told their kids?

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LynetteScavo · 09/06/2023 21:29

"I'm just testing these chocolates/sweets/biscuits to see if they're OK. Oh no! They taste awful, you wouldn't want to eat them!" Shoves the rest back in the cupboard to eat later without sharing with DC

carly2803 · 09/06/2023 22:21

that gardening one is amazing! absolute genius!

mine are
"its too spicy"
"macdonalds is closed today"
"eat your carrots and you will be able to see in the dark"
"ice cream man plays music when hes run out, lets everyone know hes going home"

PaleUninteresting · 09/06/2023 22:43

‘Sainsbury’s delivered us an empty Toblerone and we’ll have to ask for a refund next time’

Rainpigeon · 10/06/2023 00:44

InMySpareTime · 09/06/2023 10:20

I told my early-waking DCs that the TV box only works after I put the code in each morning, I'd make them leave the room while I entered the code.
Actually there was a power button on the back of the box. It took them 5 years to figure that out and by then they weren't getting up so early anyway.

If I didn't want to do something I'd tell DCs "The Man" said it wasn't allowed. They never asked who The Man might be, which is just as well.

When you eat crusts they sink to your feet and make you taller. It must have worked because they're taller than me now.

That I have a special "sat nav" radar in my head so I always know where they are.

We have a "the man" too. He delivers the ipad sometimes. If dd wants to use the ipad I have to message the man to see if or when he can deliver it. Our the man is fairly unreliable, she is lucky to use the ipad twice in a month.

My own father told me yoghurt as tangy because farmers peed in it!

LT1982 · 10/06/2023 07:25

Beyondbaffled · 08/06/2023 09:46

I think my parenting career peaked when I told them they might find £1 if they pull a weed out. Hid a couple for authenticity and now have two very conscientious gardeners and a weed free garden.

Genius

LT1982 · 10/06/2023 07:28

Whatwhatwhy · 08/06/2023 10:06

Peppa pig doesn't work on our TV. I've managed to never have to play a single episode but my 3 year old did suggest we get a new TV as a solution

get a new tv 🤣

AllotmentTime · 10/06/2023 08:12

Hulk only lets big boys who wee in the toilet be in the Avengers.
🤣🤣🤣🤣

user1477391263 · 10/06/2023 08:34

When the ice cream van plays that music, it means that it's run out of ice cream.

RG89 · 10/06/2023 12:32

That my favourite ice creams have nuts on them so he wouldn't like them...

GreedyEdie · 11/06/2023 17:52

That the filling in crème eggs was mayonnaise.
That the brown marks on bananas were fairy kisses, they’d compete for the ones with most brown bits. They’ve grown out of believing this now but still eat bananas with brown bits with no issue, so I’m counting it as a parenting win!!

Iamblossom · 11/06/2023 18:31

No of course I have never done drugs

Meandiandmyself · 11/06/2023 22:23

The tooth fairy here was on anual leave! 😅

Oldtadger · 12/06/2023 04:38

Perpetual lie.
When the ice cream van plays a tune he has run out of ice cream.,..

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