2007-01-30 08:40:23 · 28 answers · asked by Éan 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
My mum told me these fibs:
1. The ice-cream man plays his music when he has run out of ice-cream.
2. The car will stop if you take off your seat-belt.
I believed her too!
2007-01-30 08:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is a BEST lie to tell a child. It's always best to be up front with them if you can. They are not as stupid as we think and are usually more aware of what's going on around them than we would like to think. The only lies I can think of that are suitable for a child is maybe Santa Clause, Tooth Fairy; that kinda thing until they figure the truth out themselves at school.
2007-01-30 16:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a really good book called Great lies to tell small kids. I bought it for my husband last year. It has some classics such as every time you don't finish your dinner God kills a kitten. Cruel, but quite funny.
2007-01-30 16:49:41 · answer #3 · answered by Daisy the cow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that the majority of answers are of the fairy tale type which I am pleased about as lies is quite a heavy word if you get my drift and we all want to stear our children away from "crying wolf" - dont you agree!
2007-01-30 17:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by deep in thought 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spike Milligan used to leave tiny handwritten notes in his garden & then tell his kids the letters were from the fairies.
which is a lovely thing to do.
2007-01-30 17:22:08 · answer #5 · answered by andylefty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa, fairies, and Easter Bunny never did me any harm. On reflection I was thankful.
The important thing is to let them know that lots of good goes on in the world. Deny them the opportunity to see that and they grow up thinking this place is full of only evil.
2007-01-31 05:45:00 · answer #6 · answered by intelligentbutdizzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The music an ice cream van makes when it comes down the street means there is no ice cream left, it has run out of it.
2007-01-30 16:45:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
when i was little we went to stay on one of my mums mates farms for the week-end, her hubby got us all up and we donned our wellies, and were each given a fishing net, we then had to go down the country lane and hunt for sausages for breakfast off the sausage bushes(pre-planted of course), it gave us a brill appetite, and for quite a long time we actually believed it! but never tell a bad lie! fun ones are amusing and fun!
2007-01-30 16:50:15 · answer #8 · answered by manx girl Isle of Man. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That when mummy was in the hospital bed waiting to give birth, there was a mummy gorrilla in the bed next to her-also pregnant, unfortunately their babies got mixed up at birth and mummy got the gorrillas baby...but i love you like my own.............
I actually met a girl whos mum told her this.........and she believed it untill she was six!!! - Helarious...kinda cruel too tho ;-)
2007-01-30 16:52:30 · answer #9 · answered by jopiejo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them america is the land of freedom
you can also tell him is dad went to the store and he will come back soon
2007-01-30 16:46:01 · answer #10 · answered by sserge1563 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋