Родители признались в самых невероятных ложах, сказанных детям: от превращения в сов до превращения в тыквы

Recently, Lonely-Photo-88 asked r/AskUK, "What is the best lie you ever told your kids?" So we thought we'd share some of the most popular responses. 1. "That their favourite teddy shrunk in the wash. In reality, they left it on holiday and they only had the small version in stock for next-day delivery." – Slight-Narwhal-2953 2. "I appreciate this is Santa-adjacent, but I think it fits the bill." "Not my own kid, but I managed to convince my niece that I worked for a special branch of the police who managed air traffic from the North Pole, and could in fact get a message to Santa so he would visit her at the hospice where we were staying over Christmas (it was my mum who was ill, and it was at that point where leaving for any length of time wasn’t an option). Her parents (who are, frankly, awful) had told her Santa wasn’t coming and she’d have to wait, and she'd convinced herself that she was naughty for wanting to be with her grandma, and I just wasn’t having it. I’d managed to send a friend to Smyths at 4pm on Christmas Eve for some gifts for her, the nurses got us some wrapping paper and oatmeal, and carrots for the reindeer. We left snack-a-jacks out for Santa (I’d told her that whilst this wasn’t traditional, he would appreciate it as he was watching his waistline). It was a full-blown mission, but she absolutely lost her mind on Christmas morning when Santa hadn’t forgotten about her." – Beginning_Drink_965 3. "I told my kids it was bad luck to call it McDonald's and that we had to call it 'the Scottish Restaurant'. Made me laugh for years." – SecretFire81 Related: "Can We Guess Your Birth Order?" 4. "My son had a habit of getting naked at every opportunity as a toddler. Sitting watching TV, the next minute he’d be spread-legged, no pants. So I told him there was an owl that was watching in the window that wanted to pinch his willy, so he needed to put pants on. Accidentally made him terrified of owls and he still mentions it at 17. On reflection, I should have gone with something else to deter him." – sleepydays123 5. "That their ears are moving when they are lying. So many years of super easy lie-spotting, because he covered his ears." – Rasty_lv 6. "That I had been a Power Ranger but had to stop because I had a bad back, but was still on the emergency list if there was ever a big enough need for backup." – TrifectaOfSquish Related: "Design Your Dream Class Schedule, And We'll Reveal Your Perfect Career Match" 7. "My husband and I both have pierced noses with rings in. We told our kids they grow them when they're an adult. My son occasionally says 'Mummy, has my nose ring started growing yet?' Never fails to make me laugh." – not-my-circus1992 8. "This one’s tooth-fairy-adjacent. I had flu, and my daughter’s tooth fell out and she wanted to put it under her pillow that night. There was no way I was going to be able to wait up and sneak money under her pillow that night, so I told her that she should save it for Saturday, as tooth-fairies always pay out a bonus at the weekend. She saved it for Saturday and got a £2 coin. Well worth it." – Specialist-Web7854 9. "That dandelion fluff was little fairy scouts making sure that the path for fairies was clear of threats." "They were kind to humans and if you made a wish, they'd take it to the fairies and the fairies would see what they can do to help. They also carried messages to the afterlife so you can tell the scouts your message and they'd pass it on to loved ones. My kids believed it and they loved talking to the dandelion fluff knowing that they were talking to fairies. Helped them when grandparents started dying too." – Current_Thing2244 Advertisement Related: "\"She Faked Cancer\": 26 Really Unhinged Mothers-In-Law Who Are A Living Nightmare" 10. "Told my son I turn into an owl at night and go and get our food. It was so ridiculous I thought nothing of it until a couple of months later he asked me to show him how I turn into an owl. He must've been pondering over it the whole time." – UnexpectedFullStop 11. "That the hay bales you see on farms that are in bin bags are cow eggs." – thickasabrick89 "I told my niece they were marshmallows waiting to turn white before they get cut into smaller ones." – NemesisThen86 12. "Told my kid that I'm the strongest man in the world. Took three years before she started to doubt it, three wonderful years of ego boosts and her bragging about me." – weeble182 13. "My grandfather had to have bypass surgery and he had scars on the inside of his arms and legs where they took arteries for it. He always told us he got them fighting ninjas in the war and we believed him way longer than we should have." – Secret-Coast5471 14. "I was one of those kids who was awake at 5am every day but still had boundless energy all day and would never want to nap or go to sleep. Mum used to need a break so she’d tell me the pumpkin fairy (the orange glow of the street lights coming in the window) was coming at night and if kids weren’t asleep when she passed through then she turned them into pumpkins. Probably the most effective lie she ever told me because I did not want to become a pumpkin!" – zenithica Related: "OB/GYNs Share Shocking Things Men Said About Pregnancy" 15. "The internet turns off at 7pm." – Dry_Bluebird_2923 16. "Told my kids that when the ice cream van comes around and he's playing music that they have run out of ice cream." – AlternativePound6848 17. "I told my son that pirates have hooks for hands because they don’t wash them after going to the toilet so the germs ate their original hands. I forgot I told him that until he mentioned it in the toilet once and I said 'who told you that?!'" – budapest_budapest H/T to Lonely-Photo-88 and r/AskUK for having the discussion! Any more to add? Let us know in the comments below! Your daily brain workout: Today's Word Chains Are So Tricky That Only People Who Read A Ton Of Books Will Get Them Right Also in Parents: "Older People Are Revealing The Modern Fashion Trends They Hate" Also in Parents: "These Are The \"Parenting Practices\" That Helped This Woman Get Into Harvard" Read it on BuzzFeed.com