Did your mom and dad tell you "Lies" to keep you inline??

I used to ask for chewing gum and my parents told me it was made from Elephant dung lol , they too said if I made a face it would stay like that , I can't think of any more but there were lots , What a nice topic for a discussion pal :) Wee xx

LOL I was always told I wasn't born I was just found under a gooseberry bush - and I used to believe it too! Grapes seed were the ones that would make grape vines grow in your tummy, if the wind changed direction your face would say in the same expression til it changed direction again, eating the crusts of my bread would make my hair curly ( I desperately wanted curly hair) and so many more! lol I can't think of any fibs that I tell my kids - apart from the old Mummy knows everything one! lol I prefer to try and be honest with them although I am sure that I have told them some little white lies - I just cannot think what they are! xxxx

I used to suck my thumb as a child and my dad used to tell me that I wouldn't have any thumbs left and everyone would laugh at me for not having any thumbs, but it never made any difference! My dad used to tell me that the hobgoblins would come and get me if I misbehaved too. It's funny looking back what we were told as kids, I wish I could remember more, I am sure there were other 'laughable lies' that I was told but have forgotten!

The one about your face staying that way comes to mind...I think it's just part of being a parent LOL [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]