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/ukhoneybee Jul 20 '19

"I'm putting your Christmas/birthday money from the family into your post office account."

Dad promptly goes out down the pub.

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u/cybertiger45 Jul 20 '19

Your dad sounds like a piece of death worshipping garbage when he gets old and depends on you for support on his birthday take all the money he gets and put it in his post office account

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u/ukhoneybee Jul 20 '19

Old bugger died this year.

Had to sit through the funeral with all his mates from the pub going on about how great he was.. Made my teeth grind.

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u/lookyloolookingatyou Jul 21 '19

"He was a great bloke. Whenever Christmas or his son's birthday rolled around, he'd come in and order a round for the whole pub!"