29 Not-So-Little White Lies We Tell Our Kids (Excluding Santa)

"That if he kept picking his nose, one day he would pick a five-pound booger and his head was going to collapse." — Cathy M.

"I tell them there's alcohol in my snack or drink when I don't want to share. Don't judge. I have three boys. Survival mode, baby!" — Dyreka K.

"Chuck E. Cheese's was on fire so we couldn't go." — Jessica S.

"My son kept asking for a cat so I told him I am allergic to cats so we can't have one." — Karen T.

"That my daughter's seventh birthday was on a Monday. It was [on] Sunday, but I had to work all day. I even made a calendar for proof." — Amy F.

"My age. My son has always thought I was 21. His dad kept telling him my real age, but I said it wasn't true. Then a couple of months ago my son overheard a conversation I was having when I mentioned my real age, [and] he called me out." — Christina E.

"That I was dropping them off at [the] police station if they didn't behave." — Amy N.

"Once she got a rash on her face and it happened after she had kissed a boy at school. So, I told her if she kisses a boy, then she will get a rash on her face. Her stepdad kissed her on the cheek the other night, and she went crazy and started crying saying now she is going to get a rash. I had to tell her it has nothing to do with her dad kissing her . . . just boys." — Codi M.

"Stop climbing on the fireplace, because there are zombies in there." — Liz W.

"I told my kid he is allergic to gum. I hate gum chewing and kids always seem to get it stuck in something." — Valerie K.

"I say they can't chew gum until they're 10, because it's against the law." — Rebecca G.

"His teeth are going to turn green and fall out if he doesn't brush them. Not exactly a lie but not exactly the truth." — Felicia S.

"Her guinea pig died, so I told her it got kidnapped and she checked everyday for a month to see if it had been returned." — Emma A.

"I moved the clock forward and said it was bedtime." — Sam M.

"That my youngest son couldn't turn three unless he was potty trained! He was potty trained one week before his birthday." — Shawna R.

"That fish sticks are sea chicken!" — Deborah J.

"That if you don't use your brains and study hard it'll turn into goo and come out of your nose. I got an honors child out of it!" — Angelica D.

"I told them they were allergic to the plastic [that] Legos are made of, and also to Play-Doh." — Foxie S.

"He likes to go behind the counter at the grocery store. I tell him they will make him work there if he doesn't stay by my side." — Nicole D.

"I text behavior updates to Santa in the off-season." — Lisa D.

"My daughter hated getting out of the tub as a toddler, so I invented the drain man. I'd pull the plug and let her feel the suction and tell her he was hungry for her dirty water. I about wet myself the day I heard her tell her son about him." — Mary H.

"My husband tells my kids that my purse is a black hole that will suck them in if they don't stay out of it." — Natoshia W.

"I told him the car wouldn't go until he was buckled up. [It] worked great once he was old enough to buckle himself!" — Ashley A.

"I told him if you lie it makes a black spot on your tongue that only mommy and daddy can see. It works like a charm." — Kelly P.

"That I have eyes in the back of my head." — Kelly E.

"Oh no, the park is closed! It needs to be cleaned because someone went there with germs." — Stevie K.

"That the ice cream truck only plays music when there isn't anymore ice cream left in the truck." — Tasha L.

"That when me and her dad were ready to have a baby we went to a seed store and picked out seeds of how we wanted our baby to look and then we went home. I ate them like sunflower seeds, and we just waited for her to grow, and then when it was time I unbuttoned my belly button and took her out. She's nine and thank God she still believes me." — Vanessa M.

"That he hatched out of an egg." — Candice D.

"That babies come from your butt." — Jamie M.

"I panicked when my oldest daughter asked how her baby sister got out of my belly, and I told her she came out of my belly button." — Tia A.

"I didn't really tell a lie, I just didn't fix what he believed. When I was pregnant with my twin girls, my son — 6 years old at the time — asked me how did they get in my belly. Therefore, to see what he knew, I asked him how did he think they got in there. He said he thinks I drank them. Then that's what we went with." — Shulena C.

"I forgot the tooth fairy was meant to come last night but got away with it by saying that because it was raining so heavy the tooth fairy's little wings couldn't fly with the weight of the rain." — Sarah C.

"I told him all kid shows go to sleep at 8 just like him, and we have a timer set at 8 to turn the TV off automatically." — Alyssa J.