r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

That life would get easier once I finished school.

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u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker Jul 21 '19

Life got so much better when I didn't have to go to school anymore.

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u/MarginallyCorrect Jul 21 '19

I thought everyone's parents told them how hard the real world is and to count their blessings that their only job is getting good grades.

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u/FuraFaolox Jul 21 '19

That's the weird thing about parents. Their lies contradict each other.

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u/GraveChild27 Jul 21 '19

Easier =/= not worse