Things YOU lied to your parents about

[SoMDGirl42]

I fell off a horse and broke my arm. My mother is deathy afraid of horses. I knew if I told her I felll off of a horse she wouldn't let me ride it again so I told her I fell off of a haystack. I finally fessed up a few years ago

 

[BadGirl]

"Can I spend the night at Kelly's tonight?" isn't exactly a lie.

My Mom's problem is that she didn't ask enough questions. When my kids would say, "Can I spend the night at Brittany's tonight?" I would respond with, "Is that what you're going to actually do, spend the night at Brittany's?"

See, I'd do this and say "Can I spend the night at Chris' house?", never telling my mom that "Chris" is a He, and not a She. :brilliant:

 

[vraiblonde]

See, I'd do this and say "Can I spend the night at Chris' house?", never telling my mom that "Chris" is a He, and not a She. :brilliant:

I think being a bad kid prepares you better for dealing with your own teens. We know the questions to ask and can search a bedroom better than any cop.

I was tossing Larry's daughter's room and opened up several of her thicker books, looking for cut out compartments. She was like, "Wow, that's pretty slick."

 

[czygvtwkr]

I don't know where that beer went, you sure you didnt drink it?

 

[DoWhat]

I think being a bad kid prepares you better for dealing with your own teens.

:like:
YES.

 

[pelers]

My parents could sniff out lies like nobody's business, so I just started telling them the truth.

Mom: "You're late for curfew. Where have you been?"
Me: "Oh, you know. Out drinking, smoking, having sex and doing drugs." *eyeroll*
Mom: "I don't believe you."
Me: "Okay. I'm going to bed then, sorry about being late."

They always let it go. I don't know if they just really didn't want to know the truth, but they never gave me grief.

 

[NextJen]

"Can I spend the night at Kelly's tonight?" isn't exactly a lie.

My Mom's problem is that she didn't ask enough questions. When my kids would say, "Can I spend the night at Brittany's tonight?" I would respond with, "Is that what you're going to actually do, spend the night at Brittany's?"

Careful of the technicality in this one.....after midnight it is technically the next morning.

I used this on my Dad once, I came in about 3am and he met me at the door. He said, "Who do you think you are staying out all night?!?" I replied (unwisely) with, "Technically I was out all night and part of the morning."

Bad move.

 

[SamSpade]

First time I can recall telling a barefaced lie to my parents - I was 30. I always told the truth, no matter how embarrassing. It bothered me for weeks that I lied to them.

But a good deal of it was, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that I couldn't tell a convincing lie to save my life. I just learned it was easier to just 'fess up and deal with it. Plus, I couldn't be blackmailed by a sibling who threatened to tell on me.