The lies parents tell
1. My father used to tell me that brushing my teeth made me sleep better. Fast forward 13 years when I couldn't sleep before an exam. I said to myself, "oh, I should just brush my teeth". I brushed happily thinking it would make me tired. Then, with a moment of clarity, I looked at myself brushing my teeth for the second time that night and realised that I'd been conned.
2. One time when I was about 7 or 8 I was with my mom at a petrol station and asked her if she would buy me a packet of beef jerky. She told me that it was illegal for people under the age of 18 to eat beef jerky, just like cigarettes. I never questioned her logic. Fast forward to my 18th birthday when I showed up at high school and proclaimed to my friends that the first thing I would do with my newfound adulthood was buy a pack of beef jerky. When they asked what I was talking about, I explained that only adults could eat beef jerky ... and they made fun of me until graduation.
3. My mum used to tell me that my future husband would look like the leftovers on my plate. So I always finished every grain of rice and every bit of sauce on my plate, because I wanted my husband to look handsome and spotless. Sometimes I cried when I had chicken bones left, but my mom assured me that chicken bones didn't count.
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Appsolute cunning
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