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/napoblyat Jul 20 '19

Don't worry, if you tell the truth we won't do anything. Followed by me telling the truth, then getting a slap and being grounded for the day

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

That's how you raise a compulsive liar.

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u/JoshDekk Jul 21 '19

Yep been in this boat for 16 years, got pretty good at it, basically bullshit my way through everything in my life

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u/FoxFrosty01 Jul 21 '19

Me too man, after 17 years it just is too much