What Lies Did Your Parents Tell You?

When I was about in 1st or 2nd grade, I was getting ready for school, watching some morning news show with my mom, and Paul McCartney was on.

My mom said "Oh, he was my boyfriend in High School."

Taking that literally (as a child would), I went to school that day and boasted that my mom had dated Paul McCartney (because...why would a mother lie???). My teacher's reactions were priceless.

Later I realized, she was saying he was her boyfriend like I say Matt Cassel is mine...or Brian Williams...or Bradley Cooper...or....

This sprung us into a conversation of things our parents told us, or what we now tell our kids.

Keith was told by his aunt, if he played with fires, he'd wet the bed.

We were both also told we'd get worms if we did...like...ANYTHING.

What lies did your parents tell you? The calls were funny!

Via text, you also shared LOTS of family members said you'd grow fruit trees in your belly if you ate the seeds (IE watermelon, apples)...and that if you dug in the mud you'd reach China....and that Father Baker was DEFINITELY coming to take you away... :)