Lies Your Parents Told YouI once overheard a neighbour use the phrase "nig nog". I asked my father what it meant. As quick as a flash he said, "It's a type of biscuit. A bit like a hobnob." Can you beat this? BTW: We're keeping this thread open for an extra week as we're enjoying the stories so much.
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Stuff my Parents Told meWhen my sister and I cried, to get us to shut up was that my Dad would tell us that the 'Incredible Hulk' or the bogeyman would get us.
To illustrate his point, my sister wouldn't shut the hell up, and it was getting dark outside. He promptly picked her up and set her right outside the door. He said, "Bye!" and she started screaming.
She eventually shut up, but I realize that it was fucked.
When asked where we came from, my mother said that she found us two under a bridge and she could put us back there any time she wanted to.
We knew that she was full of shit, but it was really messed up.
Oh yeah, she also told me that snakes would come if I whistled at night. Another time she told me not to sleep in bed with my feet facing the door. Death would come and take me away.
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