Lies Adults Told Me

[hiddenmuse]

I have a feeling that if we all wrote out the lies adults told us, we'd be here for a long-ass time! :-)

So, I'm going to share a few of the lies that I was told:

"You can't eat bay leaves because they'll tear up your stomach"
-- Unknown source. I was about 8 when this was told to me.


"Flirting will get you pregnant."
-- Friend's mom, when I was 10 years old. (Of course, there was no discussion of what would have to follow in order to get pregnant.)


"A lasagne noodle cut his stomach"
-- My mom, trying to explain why my dad was in the hospital. (Years later, I figured out that he was there because of an ulcer.)


"We're taking Curious George to the hospital"
-- My parents, when I was about 4-5 years old. (There was a recall on Curious George stuffed animals, due to lead in the paint in the "Curious George" written on his shirt.)


I'm sure that there were many others - these are the ones that I can think of now.

Comments

My contribution:

[himeykitty.livejournal.com]

"If you see a bat, it will land on your head and bite you, and you'll get rabies."
-- Not just adults--NUNS!

[geekwriter143.livejournal.com]

Wait, so eating bay leaves won't cut up your stomach?

I find myself suddenly questioning everything I hold as truth.

[http://users.livejournal.com/lessthan3__/]

the bay leaf thing is a myth? i swear to this day, if i see one in someone's pasta or whatever, i'm like: "DON'T EAT THE LEAF!!!! DON'T EAT THE LEAF!!!!"

go figure. :)