Parents Shared The Most Hilarious Yet Effective “Little Lies” They’ve Told Their Kids
The popular saying would have us believe that a little white lie never hurt anybody. But when it comes to telling fibs to kids, some parents are prepared to really stretch the definition of “little." Anything if it means they can get five minutes’ peace, right? And these whoppers make the Santa Claus lie seem like chump change!
FYI, some of the entries have been edited for clarity and length.
Buckle up
“My friend tells her kids that her engine won’t start until her car hears their seatbelts go click, and now I’m curious what other cute lies parents tell.” — Mommy Owl / @Lhlodder on Twitter.
“Oh ha. I told mine that I couldn’t even get the key in the ignition until they were belted.” — Alyssa Walker / @lysmank on Twitter.
Frozen out
“I tell my kids the ice cream truck only plays music when they’re out of ice cream and they’re letting us know they are leaving the neighborhood to get more.” — Ben / @ItsBenNotDan81 on Twitter.
“The ice cream truck only plays music when it is out of ice cream.” — Lisa Marie Zatezalo / @LZatezalo on Twitter.
Easy break oven
“That if we made [a] loud noise, whatever was baking in the oven would fall. My daughter actually fact-checked me on it.” — Just Jakk / @inliterarylove on Twitter.
“So embarrassing, but my mom used to tell me this, and I believed it for years.” — 14Estee / @estherachka on Twitter.
Batteries not included
“They don’t make the kind of batteries that go in that toy anymore.” — Laura Hughes / @LauraLeigh85 on Twitter.
“The toy is tired and went to sleep.” — Thayne Griffin / @thayne_griffin on Twitter.
“I’ve convinced my son that all toys come with their own unique batteries and when those batteries die, that toy dies with them.” — The Dad / @thedad on Twitter.
