Is It True?
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
December 11, 2017 6:45pm CST
My husband likes to tease our five year old grand daughter Sandra.
Last week the clippers were at the back door waiting to be taken out to the garden shed.
My husband picked them up and started to trim his fingernails. He then told Sandra that usually he only used them for his toenails...but because he couldn't find the fingernail clippers he had to use this today!
Once grandpa was off to work, Sandra came to me and asked....
Are those really toe nail clippers? Grandma...they are soooo big.
Have you ever told a child a tall tale and had them believe every word!
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16 responses
I think it is.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Dec 17
even us here, kabsat. rice eaten will get out of a wound
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
12 Dec 17
I had no children, so it was not my case, but I was told a tall tale that I believed. When I was 4, one of my uncle told be to bury a small pebble in a vase and to water it regularly, it would have become a mountain. He changed the pebble time by time with a one a bit bigger. I was so dumb to believe that story.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
12 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt Yes, I realize I made two typos. I was so proud of my small stone that was growing.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
I think you meant pebble (a small stone) I can see where a child would believe that story.
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@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
12 Dec 17
That's not dumb, it's really sweet.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
The innocence of children. It's done in fun. Really she knows that no one would use clippers like this for toenails...but watching grandpa trim is fingernails made her question it.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
16 Dec 17
I think I just don't have the talent to make kids believe my tall tales. My husband does that though, sometimes.
My husband does that though, sometimes.1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
17 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt I know right? It's probably a men's thing. 
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
17 Dec 17
The children do seem to believe the menfolk long befor the women. I wonder why?
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
I'm glad she asked for clarification. Imagine if she had tried to cut her fingernails.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt I don't want to think about it. 
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Dec 17
Sandra is pretty clever. She asks grandma if the tales are true if she has any doubt.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
I teach my children and grandchildren to respect police...not to fear them. Now the dog catcher is another matter...
@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
That's funny. She is still young and believes anything
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
The obviously adore each other, teasing aside.
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@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
12 Dec 17
It's a joke in our family from the kids to the grands that whenever Papa tells a tall tale, the little one will turn to me and say, "Caca, is that true?"
@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
12 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt It just seems to come natural for grandpas!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
That's the reaction I often get. Grandma...is grandpa funning us?
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
14 Dec 17
I try not to do that. Did you let her know he was joking?
@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt I use some weird clippers for my toe nails but at least the clipper part is pretty small. I found out before I had my girls that young kids take things we say literally even when we're not telling 'tall tales'. I was assisting someone that did Sunday school with the younger ones and they were sitting on the floor.
He was telling a story and said to himself 'let's back up a minute'. He then saw the kids moving backward on the floor. It took him a bit to figure out why they were doing that. They did something else that day related to what he said although after all these years I don't remember what that was.
I've no problem with telling a child a tall tale, but I think I'd leave sharp instruments out of it. Mainly to eliminate nightmares if nothing else.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
15 Dec 17
Yes...we assured her that grandpa was teasing her. The I put those clippers in a safe place.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
my father, when he was alive, told us siblings that "the leaning tower of Piza is perpendicular to Rome and Penablanca (a distant town)" . i believed that and i even imagined that in a globe where the tower is above the town.
when we took up world history, i knew my father was fooling us.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
I think as children we all believe a lot of tall tales....even adults fall for them.
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@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
12 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt My husband, Papa to the kids, has always liked to tease. Keeps life interesting!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
Grandfathers like to tease. I think it's their nature.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
I don't know if it's a good idea to scare them like that. What if they indeed tell some kid out there that these are toe clippings.
@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
12 Dec 17
It will be quite nice when they listen with great attention. I did many times. Now they recollect those things and we enjoy a lot.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
They enjoy each other's company. I think she knew he was teasing her. When he cut a finger nail she started to wonder.
