Posted by Hanna, at 18:37 on Tue, Feb 5th

My parents told me as well that eating grape seeds (or any other kind) would make a tree grow inside me. I believed it for a couple of years until they confessed it wasn't true. Granny said if I lie my tongue would grow out of my grave and if I steal, my hand. That gave me nice view on my future.

Posted by Gemma, at 16:53 on Wed, Jan 16th

My friend tells her kids that when the ice cream van plays its music its because he's run out of ice cream.

Posted by stacey, at 13:42 on Thu, Jan 10th

my parents told me the only way to be sure you didnt get pregnant was to not have sex. how wrong were they. i have been having sex for 12 years and im still not pregnant. maybe they should have added with boys to that sentance?

Posted by Emma, at 12:17 on Thu, Jan 10th

yeppers its not just parents that lie i remember a girlfriend once telling me '''it doesnt matter about the car all that matters is that you are okay''' then she went spaz at me when the hospital gave me the all clear

Posted by Nic, at 07:04 on Wed, Jan 9th

Ha the crusts on the bread one is funny cos my parents said that too and i never ate my crusts but i had very curly hair

another one was if you sit too close to the tv you'll get square eyes

but the best one was when we used to go to wimbledon common in London they used to send us looking for wombles and we fell for it lol

Posted by lipstick, at 20:12 on Tue, Jan 8th

my mom told me the word "lesbian" was a swear word! no joke!

Posted by Holly, at 17:23 on Tue, Jan 8th

'If you lie you get a big black spot on your tongue, and it will only go away if you own up.' Erm...teaching your child not to lie by telling them a lie is really quite sad.
I don't believe in making stuff up for kids, even Father Christmas. Just seems really condesending, and I hated all that when I was little.

Posted by katie, at 16:28 on Tue, Jan 8th

My mum told me if i dug a big hole and kept going i would end up in australia, 2 hours and a hand full of blisters later i found out she lied!!! and she grounded me for digging up the garden!!!

Posted by sparky, at 14:00 on Tue, Jan 8th

@ kerri - i thought the cheese thing was true?

Posted by Kerri, at 13:46 on Tue, Jan 8th

My parents used to tell me that if I swollowed the grapes seeds, grapevines would grow out my ears... scared me to death. They also told me cheese gives you nightmares...

Posted by ann-marie, at 01:46 on Tue, Jan 8th

my mum told me neva to kiss boys if i did i would get pregnant HA! and all the other ones like carrots help you see int he dark and if you keep your face that way the wind will change and make it stay like that AND if you pick your nose you brain will fall out! HAHA!

Posted by nikky, at 18:38 on Mon, Jan 7th

this is what my mum told me after my rabbit went to live on a 'farm'

"your bunny went to live on a farm. in texas. you can't go out there because they're snowed in. they had to close texas to visitors forever, because of the snow. the bunny would like you to know that he's fine, he's on the nice warm farm. in snowy texas. with the other farm animals like dogs and cows"
I think i actually believed that Texas had been shut down till i was about 11! xoxo

Posted by H, at 17:07 on Mon, Jan 7th

Ha i remember the if you eat your carotts you will see in the dark and if you keep pulling that face the wind will change and you'll stay like it forever. oh im sure theres more but i cant think of them right now if i do i'll come back

Posted by emma, at 15:58 on Mon, Jan 7th

My parents did the ice cream trick on me!!

My dad also told me that the kelloggs factory in manchester was really disney land and if i was good one day i would get there one day

Posted by regina falangie, at 10:51 on Mon, Jan 7th

Don't sleep with your head under the pillow because the irish tooth fairy will come and take all of your teeth out!

Posted by Orla, at 09:41 on Mon, Jan 7th

-If you eat ur crusts of the bread your hair will go curly (i always wanted curly hair. after about 3 years i kinda said this is bull!)
- You'll understand when your older! I really never did understand lol

Posted by The Canadian, at 03:18 on Mon, Jan 7th

*Babies are found in the cabbage patch.
I knew that was bull from the get go surprisingly, probably because I saw pregnant women.
*We took the dog to go live on a farm.
Except, they put her down because she was really ill.
*Santa can make anything!
Except.. he couldn't make the mouse surprise I wanted.

Posted by ella, at 03:11 on Mon, Jan 7th

your brother will be nice while babysitting you!! yea as if. xx

Posted by jordan, at 02:10 on Mon, Jan 7th

wo kel that is horrid!

Posted by pam, at 01:30 on Mon, Jan 7th

you will want to kiss boys, chuckles, bet they didn't know they were lying back then though!