Lies My Parents Told Me

[ciphergoth]

meta asks for stories of lies your parents told you, here:

http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=meta&itemid=119465

I thought this was an interesting question worth propogating!

My parent's weren't the sort to lie, but I've come to realise that a lot of the things my Dad told me that I took on faith were a bit misconcieved. He believed that a stitch from running was the result of ribs rubbing up against each other. It wasn't 'till years later that I got a stitch again and realised that it couldn't possibly be that and it felt much more like a muscle cramp...

Now it's your turn. Tell us about a bizarre or stupid lie your parents told you.

Comments

[booklectica]

Oh, and my maternal grandmother told me that if I wore green the fairies would steal me and never let me go home again.

That's definitely the best one yet. Do you have any idea why she told you this, and if she genuinely believed it?

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

She was Irish, and I think it was genuine Irishfolklore that she'd been told as a child. I doubt she believed it by then, but she never wore green, either...