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

[skx.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this counts .. but there were so many times when my mum would
say "Don't go near the edge, you'll fall in.." - which never happened.

Also, I was taught never to say the word 'r a t s' indoors - which made for some
amusing conversions when I was one the phone to my parents discussing my pet
rats.
(Actually I still find that hard to do; I have to make a conscious effort to
say the word when I'm in my flat - elsewhere I'm fine).

Something else which I've inheritted is the absolute preference for walking in places
by the side-door, and not the front door. The front door being reserved for wakes, and
taking corpses out of. I suspect that's a Yorkshire thing though.

.. Feel morbid now :(

[alienspacebat.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's a Yorkshire thing. I climb into my flat through the living room window as I only have a front door and don't have a 'tradesmans entrance'.

I am kidding here, but I have been known to abseil out my living room window :)

[36.livejournal.com]

Any particular reason for the ban on 'rats' or was it just random eccentricity?

[skx.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd describe my mum as being eccentric - but alas I don't know
the reasoning behind this.

I do know that she genuinely believes, even now, that if you do say the
R word that's tantamount to inviting them in. I can't think why she'd care
because of the cats, or why she'd be superstitous enough to believe it though

[hfnuala.livejournal.com]

I suspect it may be a rural thing - it's common in Ireland too. There's a fancy door on the front of the house and the 'real' door faces the farm yard.