Lies you believe in(funny)

[coolkitty1934]

what is one thing you were told as a child(or tell your children) that you believed only to find out it wasnt true!I was always told having the light on in the car could cause us to be pulled over when actually it is in fact legal to have a light on in the car!

[Adlon57]

I was told to salute a magpie, "one for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, for for a boy.... " I still do that, unfortunately one day I saw thirteen in my back garden, 🤔🥴😆 I did not know what to do, but subconsciously I still salute them [sorry no magpie emojis🙃😃?] Anybody salute them?

[coolkitty1934 in reply to Adlon57]

huh interesting!

[MadBunny in reply to Adlon57]

Yes. I still say 'Morning Magpie' when I see one 😁

[Adlon57 in reply to MadBunny]

I usually 'adjust' my glasses, every time I see one 🤓👆

[Isinatra in reply to Adlon57]

🫡 lol

[LadyZen]

I wholeheartedly believed in Santa because I trusted my parents so much. When I found out they lied, I was honestly devastated. My existential 8-year-old self questioned what else they lied to me about. So I never did the Santa thing with my children.

But my parents always brought over presents labeled from Santa. The kids just assumed it was from grandma and grandpa since they brought it over.

When my children got older, I asked them how they felt about me never doing the Santa thing with them. They actually said they didn't feel like they missed out on anything. I was relieved, because I really didn't want to lie to them about it, even if it was all in fun.

But I pass no judgment on people like my parents who love giving presents from Santa.

[coolkitty1934 in reply to LadyZen]

yeah my parents didnt tell me about santa either

[LadyZen in reply to coolkitty1934]

But when I have grandchildren, I might do what my parents did and bring them gifts from Santa. That way my kids, as parents, won't have to lie to their own children. And my grandchildren can still enjoy their childhood through me.

[coolkitty1934 in reply to LadyZen]

well i would do the same if i actually planned on having children or grandchildren-

[Arymretep]

If we didn’t eat our crusts we wouldn’t have curly hair , which was all the fashion then lol

[coolkitty1934 in reply to Arymretep]

XD dang

[MadBunny in reply to Arymretep]

Yep. I had that one too.

[Hb2003]

That if i make a odd face my face will stay that way forever

[coolkitty1934 in reply to Hb2003]

yeah i know that one XD

[Hb2003 in reply to coolkitty1934]

Lol 🤣 i believed it

[MadBunny in reply to Hb2003]

Yep👍

[luckecharmz]

If I drink a lot of soda especially coke that I will be placed on a machine to help me survive. The "machine" was never explained to me. So, I would always think that my sister would eventually be placed on a machine because coke was and still is here favorite beverage to drink.

Now I know one could become diabetic due to this habit. Maybe that's what they meant

🤷‍♀️

[Arymretep]

If I drank too much coke cola , my inside would turn rusty , I didn’t believe it, but have you ever put a coin in a glass of coke, it comes out shining new 😳

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

I was told when I was little that turning on the lights in the car were illegal while driving. I was told this because I dropped my toy and I hit the light switch in the car to find it. Turns out I'm not alone on this belief cause my fiancé was told this too!

[Survivor1687]

Well, aparantly amoungst many things I was lied to about... I was lied to about the light in the car thing too 😂

[Mamatired]

This is a great question haha! My mom used to tell me that if you go outside with wet hair you will get sick. If you eat cold food, you will get sick. I don't know how valid these statements are but that was the reoccurring statement. Even when I contracted COVID earlier in the year, my mum remarked that it was because I probably I didn't wear a coat outside when the warm and cold weather were interchangeable this spring! LOL Oh and the AC will give you pneumonia! Oh boy

[Isinatra]

If the palm of your hand itches , you’re going to get money. If you drop your dish towel, you’ll have company soon. If you wash your hair too much, it will fall out. If you eat gelatin capsules, your nails will be stronger. If you cross your eyes, they’ll stay crossed. If you eat all the food on your plate it will help a starving child. If you eat your spinach, you’ll be strong like Popeye. If you’re bad, Santa will leave you coal instead of presents. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind. How did we ever safely make it out of childhood? 🤷‍♀️🙃lol

[Isinatra in reply to Isinatra]

P.S. And the biggest kicker was the…..watch out for the boogeymen!