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

Eat this....

[volterra.livejournal.com]

"It's just sausages in white sauce...."

*after some poking around: "Mum, I think they forgot to put the filling in."

Whereupon she confesses it was really tripe. Ew!

Re: Eat this....

[alienspacebat.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of when my parents told me that Calamaris were made of chicken (I didn't understand enough Spanish to know). It was only when I told this to my Biology teacher at school that she said. How do they get the hole in them then? Do they take hundreds of chickens and take a slice from their arse? At which point she was practically rolling around on the floor laughing and told me the truth.

I still eat the things though!

Re: Eat this....

[jhg.livejournal.com]

Your mother made you eat tripe? That has to be the most disgusting thing I've ever heard.

Yuk.


J

Re: Eat this....

[fire-sermon.livejournal.com]

That's nothing, my dad used to be a butcher years ago and still had an unhealthy fascination with all things offal related. I remember the kitchen often being full of cow's tongues for pressing, and most horribly, pigs trotters which they tried to make me eat once.

Yeugh. No wonder, although not vegetarian, I have issues with meat.