The TikToker shared the little lies his parents told him when he was a child, and an entire generation related to the post.
Often, parents tell little lies to their children to avoid difficult questions or just for fun. A TikToker shared what he heard from his mother and father when he was a child, and an entire generation related to him.
Justin, known as 90sKid4Lyfe on social media, made a list of 10 phrases he heard from his parents when he was a boy in the 1990s, and many people from the same generation enjoyed the post and recalled hearing similar things when they were little.
In a viral clip, Justin says the 10 classic phrases that many parents told their children in the 1990s:
1. “You can’t drink coffee. It will stunt your growth.”
2. “If you pee in the pool, it will turn blue.”
3. “Chocolate milk comes from brown cows.”
4. “If you eat those watermelon seeds, a watermelon will grow in your stomach.”
5. “Don’t swallow that gum. If you do, it will take 7 years to come out.”
6. “I told you we can’t drive with the interior light on… It’s illegal.”
7. “Being too close to the TV will ruin your eyesight.”
8. “If you keep cracking your knuckles, you’ll get arthritis.”
9. “You just ate, you have to wait 30 minutes before you can swim.”
10. “If you get a tattoo, you won’t get a job.”
In the comments of the post, many people remembered the little lies their parents told: “They also always told me that if I played with fire, I’d wet the bed that night,” said one person.
“Green french fries are poisonous, and eating raw hot dogs causes cancer,” wrote another.
“My god, I believed the gum lie until I was 20. I was traumatized,” joked another person, about one of the most common lies parents would tell.
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