Traumatized Reddit users have revealed the little white lies they were told as children — and many believed until adulthood.

The lies — often told by parents or by mean elder siblings — left a lasting impression on the Reddit users. Every parent wants the best for their child but many use extreme tactics to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

One Reddit user was told the “candy next to the checkout 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.

“The door is locked because mom was helping dad 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 rumor 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 pajamas holding my crisp new dollar bill, my sister poked her head out of room and said, ‘Man, a dollar? Just wait until the leg fairy comes, you’ll get, like, 20 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 hop around on my butt for a year or so, but I’ll have the 20 bucks. I cried inconsolably for hours.”

Traveling 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.”

Others were more threatening. “If I didn’t sit still during a haircut, the barber would cut my ear off,” one person believed.

“The worst part was that the barber would play along.”

网友们在红迪网上晒出了小时候听过的各种善意谎言，表示“很受伤”— 有些人甚至成年后才发现那是谎言。

这些谎言大多出自父母或讨厌的哥哥、姐姐之口，给网友们留下了深刻的印象。父母都是为了孩子好，但有时为了鼓励孩子培养健康的生活方式，他们会采取非常手段。有网友说，大人告诉他，“超市收银台旁的糖果不是卖的”。

另一网友写道：“我妈告诉我米糕就是曲奇。”还有网友表示：“我妈直接告诉我，我对糖过敏。”一些父母为了卧室里的隐私对他们撒谎。有网友写道：“他们告诉我，妈妈在帮爸爸往门后面挂画，不让开门是怕门会撞到他们。”

在家里散播谣言的可不止父母。有网友写道：“我姐大我十三岁。我第一次换牙时得了一美元，而她掉第一颗牙时只得了25美分，所以她很生气。”

“我穿着睡衣，拿着崭新的一美元钞票手舞足蹈。这时她从卧室里探出头来说：‘小子，才一美元？等着吧，等腿仙来了你能拿到差不多二十美元呢。’。”

“我说我从来没听过什么腿仙，她便解释说，我只有等到乳腿脱落下来，才能长出成人的腿，在此之前我得用屁股跳来跳去跳上个一年半载，不过我能得到二十美元。我哭了好久，谁都哄不住。”

带着孩子旅游挺受罪的，撒点小谎也能让旅途轻松一点。有网友的父母骗他说，“如果你们坐车时不听话，汽车会伤心的”。

“很快，一年以后我泣不成声地向即将报废的汽车表示深深的遗憾和不舍，同时我也相信它下辈子一定会变成一辆酷炫的飞机。”

还有一些更可怕。“理发时不坐端正，理发师就会把我的耳朵切下来，”有网友曾对此深信不疑。“最可怕的是理发师也跟着附和！”

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

   【过敏的】guòmǐn de allergic having an allergy or exhibiting an allergic reaction to a substance

    【无法安慰地】wúfǎ ānwèi de inconsolably incapable of being consoled or comforted