Every parent lies to their kid at some point. Whether it's telling your kids about Santa Claus or warning them that their face will stay stuck a certain way, telling a few fibs is basically an essential part of parenting…even when they're kind of mean.
Case in point? My own mom used to frighten me into behaving by telling me that she had a magic compact, which could show her whatever my sister and I were doing at any given time. Needless to say, we were very well-mannered kids!
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That's why I couldn't help but laugh out loud I saw a recent Reddit post, in which a user asked the question: How did your parents scare you as a child? The post has since gathered tons of responses–and trust me, they're so hilarious, you won't want to miss them. __Check out some of the funniest answers below:
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- "My dad told me that guacamole was chopped up lizards … Now I can only eat guacamole I have prepared myself or have seen prepared." –Scandinavel
- "When the ice cream truck plays music, it means they're out of ice cream." –Mrs. Anthropy
- "My mom potty trained me by saying that kids in diapers weren't allowed in Disney World … She bought me Minnie Mouse panties and I was potty trained in less than a week." –loveinanelevator131
- "My mom said that if I didn't sleep by 10 p.m., God would abduct me and carry me to the moon. I believed her for longer than I care to admit." –vSamster
- "My parents told me about Santa and how he'll eat me for Christmas if I wasn't a good kid." –troubleshotgun
- "If you don't finish your dinner, Buzz Lightyear will die." –liz-to-the-e
- "If I swallowed watermelon seeds that a watermelon would GROW INSIDE ME. Seriously, how scary is that?" –davidburns
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