35 Lies Parents Tell Their Kids That Other People Are Calling Great Parenting ‘Hacks’ (2024)

troufaki13

That's not a lie! That's a brilliant hack!

Jyri Hakola

Technically that is not a lie. You just invented that game.

troufaki13

My nephew would have made me go look with him :/

Lauren Caswell

My dad is the only one of our family who eats Brussels sprouts: had a friend over for tea in high school, he asked her if she liked Brussels sprouts, she exclaimed "oh no, they're gross! But I do like those little cabbage things" (meaning the sprouts). Proud of my fam , none of them blinked an eye. I guess she just said "ew Brussels sprouts" coz we all did/other ppl do, without realising

ravina nimje

We all do that, sometimes to ourselvs.

Wendillon

and if you do plan on it, be prepared for "mommy, what's a dild*?"

Kira Okah

As a kid, I was told, simply enough, tht you should wear your seatbelt in the car because without it a car crash can kill you. I don't see why this situation would require a lie when the truth is perfectly fine here.

Kristal

Well, that's not entirely false though

Jyri Hakola

Probably the next lie will be that daddy sleeps now in a sofa because there he can hear...

Vic

*hides the matches*

Thomas E S Thomas

Hummus IS princess food.

GaeFrog

I mean it's not really a lie :/ lol

Wendillon

I think my mother used this on my brother too. Kid was too lazy to use the potty.

M O'Connell

I would LOVE to have a SO who bought me tools.

Lauren Caswell

Yes this lol, I'm currently in a long term battle of wills and I use this :D

Something

Not only do you not have to go over and see it, they are also more likely to behave themselves thinking you can what they are doing.

ravina nimje

I wish it was real.

Nicola Roberts

Be careful, I'm a middle aged woman that can't leave the house, start work, go on a journey, join a meeting, without going to the bathroom first!

troufaki13

Once my 3yo nephew had a sleepover at my house. When he woke up the next he asked me "why are you so beautiful?" I almost cried :D

DogMom

Until the day the ice cream truck shows up without music

Lauren Caswell

Our computer and tv used to need naps, or they would be so tired they would need to sleep all of tomorrow. As evidenced by the computer having a sleep mode! XD it was good while it lasted, he's long since wised up but it worked for quite a while

Amelie Peaco*ck

this one's cute :) thats it, i definitely want to be a parent when im older

Brendan

Also, "If you don't stop by the count of three - one, two, three...Ok, this is the last time I'm gonna count!"

Amelie Peaco*ck

YES

ThatOneCrazyFanGirl

bad "raccoon"! bad, bad, bad "raccoon"!

Lauren Caswell

You'd be surprised how many toys we tried "new" batteries in, but sadly they didn't work! (Only on several really awful toddler toys, nothing he was attached to)

Marcellus the Third

It should be. The fact that they're corporate sociopaths that keep it open is no reason to pay them.

Draco Malfoy

"Go hide, I'll come find you." I can just imagine the child 3 hours later, just standing in plain sight like: "Mommy, can you find me?" and she just completely ignores them haha

Deborah B

Buy the chili chocolate -"it's spicy, you won't like it" or 72% cocoa.

Alexa Hume

I am at work right now and this song is playing on the radio, how ironic

DancingPig

That's funny

KiwiBubbles

Oh my goodness, my brother used to be up at 6 or 7 any day we didn't have school, but on school days my mom had to go in his room multiple times and work SO hard to force him to get up! I probably did that too when I was younger (and had less appreciation for sleeping in) but he's younger, so I remember him doing it more recently.

ravina nimje

If they insist add bit of black pepper.

Donovan Holloway

100% this is accurate!!!!

chi-wei shen

You're evil.

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