The Lies Our Parents Told Us

When I was young (let's say 5, or possibly 6), I liked to wear my socks to bed. My Dad said it was bad for me, and that my feet needed to "breathe" as he put it. He said that I shouldn't wear the same socks for so long at a time because it was generally unclean. I ignored him and his reasonable information and continued to wear the socks to bed all the time. Even going so far as to take them off when I got in bed (because he'd check to see if I was wearing them), and then getting OUT of bed later and putting them back on in the night.

Finally, in order to convince me to stop once and for all, my father LIED to me and said that if I continued to wear my socks to bed, my feet would suffocate, die, and finally rot off in the night. He told me that if I didn't do as he said, one morning I would wake up with nothing but empty bloody socks and no feet.

Epilogue - Not only did it work wonders and keep me from wearing my socks to bed at the time, but I continued to do so until the embarrassing age of fifteen under the subconscious pretense that my feet were in mortal danger should I wear my sock too long.

So, did your parents ever lie to you when you were younger to get you to do (or to stop) some activity or other?

Naw...

except Santa D':

Told me that they loved me.

That santa hated me and that is why I got no gifts

That if I read books , then I would go blind.

Opening umbrellas in the house--whether it is raining or not--is bad luck and increases your chance of getting struck by lightning.

Talking about nightmares before breakfast makes them come true. (They still tell me this. :|)

And some others.

Brussels Sprouts.Hewkii

What lie did they tell you about them? That they weren't horribl?

santa is real :(

thats all i could think of.

my story is kind of related. my aunt has probably the most twisted sense of humor ever. so naturally, she is awesome. she came over our house while i was just learning to speak. during this time in a child's growth, their mind is like a sponge. my aunt decided to take advantage of this opportunity to brainwash me. my parents went upstairs for a while. while they were gone, my aunt taught m a bunch of objects in the house that had remarkably similar names. when my parents came back down, i was calling everything "bacon." spoon? bacon! table? bacon! crayon? bacon! i guess my parents were pretty pissed. i was misapropriately calling things bacon for about a week.

What lie did they tell you about them? That they weren't horribl?

CheddarLimbo

yeah. any and every other vegetable I actually found tasting better later in life except for those vile spheres.

Videogames will make you violent!!!

Appart from the fact that I don't really care, its a lie.

Everybody's parents lie to them, and nobody sees anything immoral in it. I called my parents out for it, but they hid behind the shield of tradition, which is essentially saying, "People did it long ago, so its OK now." By that logic, there's nothing wrong with being a Nazi (even when the Nazis weren't seen as evil unless you were a direct victim of them).Video_Game_King

Okay, we're trying to have a relaxing, fun, good-natured conversation here. Could you please take the Nazi garbage somewhere else?

OP- your dad wasn't lying entirely, it is bad for you to keep your socks on. Your feet won't suffocate, but it's a great way to get an infection if you keep them on a long time (a few days).dgbiker1

Yes, as I said, his advice in the beginning was sound. It's the bloody stumps that were somewhat erroneous.

The best one my dad ever told me was probably:

"Older TVs are Black and White because the world used to be all black and white."

I probably believed that until I was 6 years old!

Bio_Spark

I actually thought the world was black and white till I was like 5 yers old too...

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The best one my dad ever told me was probably:

"Older TVs are Black and White because the world used to be all black and white."

I probably believed that until I was 6 years old!

luisen123

I actually thought the world was black and white till I was like 5 yers old too...

My mom was watching some old game show once and I asked her if everything was black and white back in the day (implying the entire world), an she said yes (implying TV). I believed that till I was 7 or 8.

[QUOTE="Video_Game_King"]Everybody's parents lie to them, and nobody sees anything immoral in it. I called my parents out for it, but they hid behind the shield of tradition, which is essentially saying, "People did it long ago, so its OK now." By that logic, there's nothing wrong with being a Nazi (even when the Nazis weren't seen as evil unless you were a direct victim of them).Bio_Spark

That's a leap in logic so huge, I couldn't make it with a catapult.

Can somebody bridge it or something? Sounded logical to me. And besides, this isn't light hearted stuff, other guy who quoted me, its fairly dark.

My dad told me that Herbie (or as I like to call it, "Ocho") was driving the car.

He was using his LEGS the whole time.

"I'm divorcing your father"

...8 years later and they're still not divorced, unfortunately.

The best one my dad ever told me was probably:

"Older TVs are Black and White because the world used to be all black and white."

I probably believed that until I was 6 years old!

Bio_Spark

lmao in my minds eye ive always thought of the days before color tv to be in greyscale and everyone talking the way they used to on tv in those unrealisticly clear voices