Fun & Famous

10 LIES YOUR PARENTS TELL YOU WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG

When you're young, you always learn from your parents to never lie. It's strange really, because at the same time they do teach you a number of things that aren't true. And yet we all fall for it. But hey, now we are all old and wise enough to know that you still have to sit for over an hour when your parents tell you in the car that you're almost there? More little lies ever told by our parents? Here they come:

1.    If you pee in the pool, the water turns blue.

2.   Swallowed gum? It will take seven years before it comes out again.

3.   Your rabbit/hamster/cat/whateverpet now lives on a farm (read: your pet is completely dead).

4.   Swallowed seeds from an apple? Uh oh, soon there will be an apple tree growing in your belly.

5.   Santa Claus and the Christmas Man see EVERYTHING.

6.   Oh yes, and that same Santa and the Christmas Man really exist. Even though they look suspiciously like your dad or your neighbor.

7.     Tooth fell out? Make sure to put it under your pillow for the tooth fairy who comes by at night to leave money. It's not like that comes from your dad or mom's wallet.

8.     If you watch too much TV, you'll get square eyes.

9.     And if you make a funny face and the clock strikes… You're out of luck. It will stay like that.

10. Want to be strong like Popeye? Then you really have to eat that plate of spinach.

Did I forget something? You know where to find me: elke@amayzine.com.