Mom and Dad know best...
Fake Candy
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I work at a bank, and we’ve got a big jar of lollipops in the back table behind the teller line. It’s very clearly visible. So when parents come in with their kids, the kids will always ask for one. Here’s my favorite exchange that I’ve seen:
“Mommy, can I have a lollipop?”
“No honey, they don’t have them.”
“But they’re right there.”
“No honey, they’re not real.” (bobby_booch)
Keep Calm and Buzz Off
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Without missing a beat after breaking open a nest, my wife told our 3 or 4 year-old daughter that bees won’t bother you if you’re wearing purple. They hate purple. They calmly walked away, our little one in her favorite color, without a sting.
Finally told her the truth at 12. (fosteraa)
I don’t get it:( (mordecailynian)
Their daughter was wearing purple and if she panicked the bees would attack her. So OP’s wife told their daughter that bees wouldn’t attack her cause they hate purple, daughter calmly and obliviously walked away from a potentially very dangerous situation. (Xenn1)
Lights Off
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I always thought turning on lights in cars was illegal. I didn’t figure out it wasn’t until a post on Instagram making fun of how we were all told that. I’m 23. (Dupragon)
I am just now at this very moment learning that it’s not illegal and I am 32 and about to send my father a really bitchy text message (pdxcranberry)