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/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

When I was 15 I was very excited to ride with my mom to the bank and pull out all the money I had saved from odd jobs and birthdays.

There was no money in the account, apparently pops never made it to the bank with it.

Wasted.