People are sharing “Lies your parents told you” – our 24 favourites
There can’t be a person alive who hasn’t been told a lie by a parent, especially if they’re one of Boris Johnson’s five, six or [insert number] offspring, but even the rest of us have experienced it. I was 23 before I realised that the thermostat wouldn’t give me an electric shock if I turned it beyond 15 degrees, but that’s got nothing on some of these.
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My dad told me Santa was real but my mom didn't want me believing a lie so she told me Santa died in a snowstorm? #LiesYourParentsToldYou pic.twitter.com/VTx5ePA5Yh
— Louisiana Jones (@Ellemeno_Pee) June 19, 2019
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Bambi's mother just got lost in the woods. She came back right after the movie ended.#LiesYourParentsToldYou pic.twitter.com/p3D2WBcHJe
— CanadianLitChick (@ConnieLukey) June 19, 2019
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If you tell me the truth I won’t get angry 🤷🏽♀️ #LiesYourParentsToldYou
— • Chlöe • (@ChloeWi40161177) June 19, 2019
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This will hurt me more than it hurts you
#LiesYourParentsToldYou pic.twitter.com/Q1JC33Eedq— 007_CoolChris (@HashtagHitman) June 19, 2019
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"I don't have a favorite child!" #liesyourparentstoldyou pic.twitter.com/WMMmbQ89Zg
— Christine(Former embryo) (@CatholicAwesome) June 19, 2019
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Parents: “I’m just holding your birthday money for when you’re older.”
Older me: #LiesYourParentsToldYou pic.twitter.com/DwirvJHQwu
— Naveed Lannister🇬🇧 (@Nav_a12) June 20, 2019
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*at relative's house*
"We're going home in five minutes, hold on."#LiesYourParentsToldYou pic.twitter.com/67h2gcCrO5— darshanie (@taeubaeful) June 20, 2019
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The woman living with your dad is just his roommate
9 yr old me: pic.twitter.com/SSgvQ7VrQk
— 🐡 (@iliketaffeta) June 19, 2019
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#LiesYourParentsToldYou: It’s illegal to turn the lights on inside the car while driving. pic.twitter.com/tVioVQIoTI
— Brandi Smith (@BrandiKHOU) June 19, 2019
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If you cross your eyes they'll get stuck like that #LiesYourParentsToldYou pic.twitter.com/93OLffgOFJ
— Patricia Lang (@Triciaa22) June 20, 2019
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Study, get good grades, and one day you'll get a good job. #LiesYourParentsToldYou pic.twitter.com/yf9Ur1QCLa
— MnRConcepts (@MnRConcept) June 20, 2019
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#LiesYourParentsToldYou: "It'll be better when you're all grown up."
IT'S NOT, AND THEY KNEW! They knew… pic.twitter.com/I9p9DIhD0s
— Fox God Records (@FoxGodRecords) June 19, 2019