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White Lies

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Freddiecat · 09/12/2003 14:34

Influenced by Miggy's post in the TV right or wrong thread.

What white lies have you told your children?

Also what white lies did your parents tell you and when did you suss out the truth?

In our first house we didn't have a chimney so I was concerned how Santa would get in. My mum told me they would leave the backdoor unlocked. It was only a couple of years ago that I asked my mum whether they had actually left the door unlocked! (they did not of course)

Later my mum's handbag was stolen from the kitchen whilst we were all in the house and the neighbour found the contents scattered all over the road. My mum didn't want us to be scared because theives had been in the house whilst we were there so she said she's left it on the roof of the car when we got in the car after swimming. It struck me as a bit strange even age 6 that the handbag would stay on the roof for 10 miles and then fall off in our road - but my mum only confessed recently.

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Janstar · 09/12/2003 14:39

My mother used to tell us she could see through walls with her X-ray eyes. Not true of course.

She also told us she was a witch. That turned out to be true.

M2T · 09/12/2003 14:40

When I asked my Mum what a condom was she told me it was a type of verrucca sock that only men were allowed to wear!!

Hmmm..... can you imagine the imagery that created in a curious 7 yr olds head???

Won't tell you how old I was when I found out the truth.

M2T · 09/12/2003 14:41

lol Janstar!

Oh yeah.... my Gran told me she could actually see the level in my body that the food came up to, so would always know whether I was full up or not.

adell · 09/12/2003 14:49

My Mum told my brother that his nose would go white when he lied. Tried it on DD, works a treat, she stands there with her hand over her nose !

fio2 · 09/12/2003 14:53

if you pick dandelions you will wet the bed......but thats true isnt it?

dsw · 09/12/2003 14:53

My mum used tell me and my twin sisters (once we were all lined up in a row for some minor crime) that if we told the truth she wouldn't smack us - she lied!!

She also told us that the childrens home was at the top of a hill near us, so that we would not ride our bikes up there and free wheel down. (We thought the childrens home was a bad place)

FairyMum · 09/12/2003 14:56

I tell my DS that the Tweenies/Teletubbies have gone to sleep if I want him to stop watching the telly for the night. It works so far.....

Janstar · 09/12/2003 15:05

dsw - aah the childrens home. We had that too. My mum used to get on the phone and pretend she was talking to them explaining that we were such horrible children, she couldn't cope with us, and would they please send the van round with the men in white coats to come and take us away. We were only very little, and terrified.

She also used to pretend her drink was lemonade, and that she was going to bed at 5pm because of 'insomnia'. Lovely woman.

M2T · 09/12/2003 15:11

We got the 'childrens home' threat too, but from my Gran.

My Dad told me that the Tooth Fairies lived on his Oil Rig! And that the fairies could only read notes written in red ink on pink paper. My sister and I would write tiny wee letters for them and give them to my Dad when he was going offshore! lol!!
He even had a polaroid of where the Fairies lived!

Turned out to be a photo of a transformer or something industrial like that.

dsw · 09/12/2003 15:53

My mum also told me Santa was real.....

Lou33 · 09/12/2003 15:53

A slight twist on this. Re: the condom thing, my mum asked ME what a wan*er was when I was about 14! Maybe it was revenge for me asking her what a virgin was when I was 7.

dsw · 09/12/2003 15:55

ROFL!!!

M2T · 09/12/2003 15:55

DSW - Santa IS real!

codswallop · 09/12/2003 15:56

I knew a teacher wh got a an old broken vidoe camera from a car boot and put it in his classroom so that when he went into his office they kids thought they were under surveillance!

salt · 09/12/2003 16:03

xp's father used to tell him that when the ice-cream van played a tune it meant it was empty - FANTASTIC idea (IMO)

Jenie · 09/12/2003 16:12

My mum used to say "If the wind changes your face will stick like that"...... I used to pull faces for hours outside waiting for the wind to change

M2T · 09/12/2003 16:16

These are all classics aren't they!

My mum and gran used to say that our eyes would go square if we stood too close to the TV. And that our teeth would go curly if we didn't eat our crusts!

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Freddiecat · 09/12/2003 16:26

My grandma gave my (4 year old) brother a book he already had. My mum then explained the concept of "little white lies" and said to him that if Grandma asked if he had the book already he should say that he didn't.

He was quiet for the whole journey then as soon as we got there blurted out "thank you for the book Grandma I haven't got it already".

Am beginning to get worried that my mum still tells me white lies now as I think I must be a bit gullable.

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dadslib · 09/12/2003 16:26

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M2T · 09/12/2003 16:32

DL - Please tell me that wasn't your best attempt at the Scottish dialect?

Let me correct you:

M2T: D'ye know that yer auld man sounds like a rrrright heed case. Its all Pish!

Hmm.... there, sorted. As I am not Glaswegian I don't speak like one.

Lou33 · 09/12/2003 18:09

Salt, I have to admit to using that one on my kids!

jasper · 09/12/2003 23:17

My aunt and uncle RAN a children's home .. it was in the country and had a pony. I used to ASK to be sent there.

gingernut · 09/12/2003 23:21

My Dad used to tell me that runner beans would make me able to run faster, to persuade me to eat them. I fell for it. Not very keen on them now (although I can run quite fast ).

Rhubarb · 10/12/2003 10:33

dd wants curly hair like mine so she thinks that by eating her crusts her hair will curl - well it worked for me!

soothepoo · 10/12/2003 23:03

I tell dd that the writing on her pyjamas, which actually says 'sleepy time fairies' or something, says 'you must clean your teeth before bedtime'.

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