From being told they're 'allergic² to sugar' to threats that the plane will turn around if they misbehave, the lies - often told by parents or by mean elder siblings³ - left a lasting⁴ impression on the Reddit users.

 

Every parent wants the best for their child, but used extreme tactics to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

 

One Reddit user was told the 'candy next to the checkout⁵ line' at the supermarket was not for sale.

 

'My mom told me that rice cakes were cookies,' one person wrote.

 

'Mine went straight for telling me I was allergic to sugar,' said another.

 

Other people were told lies by parents wanting some privacy in the bedroom - and it was not until adulthood that they realised the real reason the door was shut.

 

'The door is locked because mummy was helping⁶ daddy hang a picture behind the door and we didn't want you to open it and hit us,' one person wrote.

 

But it's not just parents who fuel the rumour⁷ mill around the home.

 

'My sister, who is 13 years older than me, was angry when I lost my first tooth and got a dollar, instead of the quarter she received when she lost her first tooth,' one person wrote.

 

'As I danced around in my pajamas⁸ holding my crisp new dollar bill, my sister poked⁹ her head out of room and said, "Man, a dollar? Just wait until the leg fairy comes, you'll get, like, twenty dollars".

 

'When I said that I'd never heard of this leg fairy, she explained that, when my kid legs fall off and my adult legs start to grow in, I'll have to just kind of hop¹⁰ around on my butt¹¹ for a year or so, but I'll have the twenty bucks¹².

 

'I cried inconsolably for hours.'

 

Travelling with kids can be tough, so it's little wonder lies are told as a way to make the journey more bearable.

 

One person was told if they 'misbehaved in the car, the car would be sad'.

 

'Fast forward a year and I'm tearfully telling the car that I'm sorry he has to go, but I'm sure he'll be a cool plane in his next life.'

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