Absurd Lies That People Actually Believed When They Were Kids
If you have a child, and certainly if you have more than one, there's a good chance that you've lied to them. Sometimes kids ask questions that you don't have the answers to, or you have the answers and you're not ready to give them yet.
That's how these weird little lies happen. You might even forget you told that white lie in the first place, but chances are your child did not. These kids certainly didn't.
Continuing The Lie For Generations
"My dad tried to tell me that cars were run by hamsters on wheels under the gear shift, and they knew to run because the stick ended in a block of ice that would go on their backs."
"I was eight and asked him [what] he was talking about. He had been told this by his uncle and believed it, and was disappointed it didn't work on me." —Allredditorsarewomen / Reddit
What Considerate Children
"There's a 5cent charge every time we touch the light switch so my brother and I were costing them a fortune every time we played with flickering the lights." —Goldofsunshine / Reddit
This would not have worked on every child.
Those Microwaves Will Get To You
"Staring at the microwave could give you cancer." —Spirngtrappity / Reddit
Quite frankly, there are some adults out there who also probably believe this. Maybe they weren't lying intentionally; they just didn't know the truth.
This Is Smart Thinking
"A friend told me their parents would take them to 'the toy museum' aka FAO Schwartz, and nothing is for sale there, they just display the toys." —Stormmonger / Reddit
Parents should tell their children this is how every store works.
So Dad Really Liked Pickles
"My dad told me that every pickle you eat adds 5 minutes on your life."
"I was like 5 and damn did I ever take that to heart." —Covidongrounds / Reddit
He Goes Into Heat Hibernation
"My dad has ridiculous cold tolerance. He's the kind of guy that will be out in shorts and a t-shirt when it's 36 °F outside. When I was six, I asked him how he was able to stand it, and he told me he just absorbed heat all summer long and stored it for the winter."
"He worked outdoors all summer, so it made perfect sense to six year old me." —Moctor_Drignall / Reddit
So That's Where All Of Dad's Hair Went!
"Asked my dad why most of his hair was missing."
"He told me that when he was young, his hair was so silky and soft, the fairies came in the night and pulled it out, strand by strand, to make silk curtains for their fairy palaces." —TOMSDOTTIR / Reddit
What Do They Do With The Stolen Dirt?
"We lived off a dirt road with many potholes."
"My dad told me that they were made by people sneaking out of the woods in the middle of the night and stealing a shovel full of dirt." —misscuzzi / Reddit
Maybe That's Where The Veggie Tales Characters Live
"If we couldn't decide on a restaurant, my dad would tell us we’d better make up our minds quick or he’d take us to Vegetable World."
"I was like 11 before I realized it wasn’t a real restaurant. By golly, it worked until then though." —Prossdog / Reddit
No One Screams For Ice Cream In This Household
"When the ice cream truck was playing music it meant they were OUT of ice cream so there was no reason to go outside." —tohellwithausername / Reddit
No sweet treats left for any of the children on that street.
So You Were Cabbage Patch Kids?
"I asked my dad where babies came from. He told me that he found me and my sisters in my mom's cabbages. All he had to do was flip over the leaves and he saw our faces and pulled us out."
"My sisters and I spent hours looking for new babies." —1BoiledCabbage / Reddit
It Took Him Until High School To Learn The Truth
"The sky is blue because it's the reflection of the ocean. I got laughed at in HS science class because of it." —Dire-Dog / Reddit
Imagine this kid coming home from school that day, upset with his parents because they led him to believe this.
That Seems A Little Harsh
"If I don't go to work, I will be fired. Do you know what that means? It means they fire a gun at me and I die. That's why I have to go to work."
"That ended up traumatizing me far more than my parents probably intended." —Polsikftw / Reddit
A Dead Giveaway
"My mom told me that she could always tell when I was lying because my ears would turn red."
"Years later, I realized my ears didn't turn red but walking up to her with my ears covered with my hands likely gave me away. I use it on my daughters now and it still works!" —Yahoo157 / Reddit
It's Hunting Season
"I used to wear a bear costume like [every day] when I was 5. One day, my mom already freakin' tired of that costume told me it was 'bear hunting season’ already and that it was no longer safe to go out dressed like that."
"The memory of [her] telling me that is forever locked in...now. I still to this day remember how reckless I felt for not having considered that." —DasThrowawayen / Reddit
He Doesn't Want Any Cold Forks
"My dad told me not to put silverware in the fridge [because] it would poison the food. My brother believed it until he was 25." —Kragur / Reddit
Turns out someone else was also told this lie and responded to the comment: "My whole life is a lie I'm about to go put every piece of silverware in my fridge and send the pic to my mother." —lovedntlivehere / Reddit
