Twitter Parents Shared White Lies They Have Told Their Kids That’ll Trigger Your Trust Issues

• By Asad Tipu
• September 26, 2017
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If you thought your parents never lied to you, you’re mistaken.

With little unreasonable goblins running around their home, they have to fib here and there. It’s not their fault, certainly not my parents’ fault, I was a little devil. If they told me that touching the electric socket would cause my head to explode, I would certainly not do it twice.

I say twice, because I ain’t no quitter, and I’ll do everything once.

Anyway, sometimes you just have to. So when BBC presenter Dan Walker asked his Twitter followers about this, the replies he got were unreal.

#1 What lie did they tell you?

Apparently 9 out of 10 parents say 'white lies' are the secret to a happy life. What are the fibs you've told your children? #PetHeaven

— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) September 25, 2017

#2 And the parents were equal parts funny and weird.

Smoke alarm is Father Christmas listening device

— Kelly Baptist (@kellybappo) September 25, 2017

#3 Some were straight up clever.

Daddy cannot hear when it is dark. Call mummy if you wake up at night.
Actually worked till my wife found out.

— Lee Cooper (@Leecooper74) September 25, 2017

#4 Others were panic and guilt induced.

My son and I spent 10 minutes looking for his chocolate coins when I knew all along I’d eaten them the day before 😳

— Mandy Green (@MandyGreens) September 25, 2017

#5 There were even a few sweet ones.

Thunder – just God moving the furniture about

— Keith Povall (@soxer100) September 25, 2017

#6 But there were also a few soul crushing ones.

When the ice cream van plays music it's to let everyone know they've run out

— Simon Rusbridge (@SimonRusbridge) September 25, 2017

#7 But this was the most heartbreaking one.

My parents told me my Dog had gone to live on a farm?

— maddie (@1madwoman1962) September 25, 2017