Crazy things your parents/siblings told you

[Hil]

Not my parents, but my cousins tried to convince me that this pizza we were eating called "Roadkill Pizza" was actual roadkill. I didn't believe it though, but they thought I did.

[alien]

i can still here my parents saying that if i get right up next to the tv and start watching, that it'll ruin my eyes.....

in first grade we had these assigned seats and i had to sit next to these two gurls and then we would have a little cooking/ scary story "show" and then one of the gurls told me this story about a guy named shadow who would come and stab people when they were asleep if they mocked him because he didnt like anythihng (some reason like that....)

[Rachel]

i can still here my parents saying that if i get right up next to the tv and start watching, that it'll ruin my eyes.....

thats true. its the same with computer screens - they should be arms distance away from you.

[Skynetmain]

i can still here my parents saying that if i get right up next to the tv and start watching, that it'll ruin my eyes.....

thats true. its the same with computer screens - they should be arms distance away from you.

I hate to waste space debunking, but straight from Encarta: No scientific studies have found a link between watching television and damaged vision. Sitting too close to a TV or watching in a dark room can cause eye fatigue, but not permanent damage. Eye doctors recommend sitting at least 5 feet from a TV and keeping a dim light on in the room.

According to a bio teacher: The computer screen warning is only really from the sides. They give of, over an entire year, about as much as: front, a lightbulb; side, a microwave.

Sorry to waste space debunking, but I will make it up with a warning that I recently saw get disproved. My father and step-father always told me to never put metal in the microwave. I even accidently started a tiny fire that way (contained entirely in the mircowave). But I saw the Mythbusters that disproved the metal in the microwave myth. I still won't put metal in the microwave, unless it is in microwave-safe materials like popcorn pouches.

For more 'mother's knows best' myths, try here: http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_147/Quiz_Do_Mothers_Know_Best.html

[Zero!]

When I was about five my brother told me that plants liked to be watered with soda better than they liked to be watered with... water.
I tested that for my school science experiment, turns out the plants that had soda all died...

When I was in first grade, my best friend convinced me that Pokemon were real and were everywhere, but she shrunk them down to microscopic sizes so that her mom wouldn't find out. That was fun.

[sirclucky]

Oh, and the world was in black and white until the 1930’s when color was invented. Old paintings are in color because of Ted Turner.

But its true! Just ask my Great Grandpa... or Calvin's dad(that is like, the best Clavin and Hobbes strip every ).

[quote="Jens']My brother once said Santa Claus doesn't exist[/quote]
He lies! Santa came to me on Christmas and gave me lots of presents. He then got stuck in my chimney and we didnt know it. We lit a fire in the morning, only top stop when we heard a "Ho-ho-ho-ho-OW" sound comming from the chimeny. To make a long story short, Rudolph called the Easter Bunny and they all hoisted Santa out so that he could get home. He gave me all the other kids presents because he no longer had time to deliver them. It was the bestest christmas EVA .

But yeah, I used to belive that on daylight savings time the Clocks were accually all programed to change themselves at 2 in the morning; such that if you watched them they would travel in reverse(in the spring, to make up for the hour we gave them). Or go really fast(in the fall, to make up for the hour we took away from them). Im not sure if this is what I belived or if it was what I was told... but I never did manage to stay up late enough to watch the phenominon.

Besides that my parents were pretty honest people with me. Other than teaching me that Barbies were corrupt(which I still belive) I dont think they ever told me any tall tales and such.

As for my brother, being twins were created a whole bunch of fantasys. We mostly ignored our older brother, so he didnt have any time to fill our heads with lies .

[Asparagus Queen]

When my mom and her brother were little, my mom told her brother that there was a little man that sat in all the toll booth (or parking garage) ticket machines. When you press the button to get the ticket, you have to say thank you to the little man, or he might not let you out of the parking garage.

My mom also one time took a fake robin's egg, and put it in a real nest she found, and left it in a tree for her brother to find. He took care of that thing for a few days before he found out.

[MyleneFarmer]

My oldest brother used to tell me that my kitten liked being held by its tail (he later killed this kitten in front of me). And of course my brothers always said I was adopted. I'd still like for that one to be true.

That is absolutely horrible..

In his defense he was 1. probably stoned out of his mind, and 2. now owns (and is a sweetheart to) a bunch of cats.

[Rachel]

i can still here my parents saying that if i get right up next to the tv and start watching, that it'll ruin my eyes.....

thats true. its the same with computer screens - they should be arms distance away from you.

I hate to waste space debunking, but straight from Encarta: No scientific studies have found a link between watching television and damaged vision. Sitting too close to a TV or watching in a dark room can cause eye fatigue, but not permanent damage. Eye doctors recommend sitting at least 5 feet from a TV and keeping a dim light on in the room.

According to a bio teacher: The computer screen warning is only really from the sides. They give of, over an entire year, about as much as: front, a lightbulb; side, a microwave.

as much what?

and i didnt mean damage the eyes, i meant cause changes in eyesight. i know its a terrible reference, but its relatively true - an example would be sawyer in lost needing glasses because he started reading a lot. i can find you a decent reference if you like.

[Christopher]

'We can't afford a new computer'

[Skynetmain]

I moved my argument to PM with Rachel, so it won't get cluttered. But I did think of another 'lie' my parents have been telling me for the past few years. I'm a pretty large man, both ht and wt, but they insist I was once a small kid that took baths in the sink and painted the dogs. They even claim to have photographic evidence I remember painting the dogs, but the rest is all lies! Lies and slander!

(Actually, it is all true, but I'll never admit it to them I hope you like my embarrassing story. I know I do )

[Paulisacretin]

My sister was adament that when she turned 5, she'd become a boy.

[Ginger Harp Seal Pup]

My parents told me that I was a princess from a magical land. It was so awesome. I believed that for a couple of years. I think it was because I was different to other kids. They probably said it incase I felt bad about being different.

My brother told me a couple of years ago that I was adopted. He's also told me I was from Mars.

[Pudding]

Oh, and the world was in black and white until the 1930’s when color was invented. Old paintings are in color because of Ted Turner.

But its true! Just ask my Great Grandpa... or Calvin's dad(that is like, the best Clavin and Hobbes strip every ).

Yeah, she showed me that strip as proof. It was definitely the best one ever.

My cousin insisted that our grandparents were aliens (still somewhat believable), and he and my sister used to hide in the closet and pretend they were talking hamsters. I never believed them, but it was just easier to play along and talk to Pickles and Squeak.

My great-grandma used to insist that if I spun around in circles, my head would fly off. I wanted to see that, so I started encouraging my youngest cousin to spin around. She heard Great-Grandma, so she wouldn't.

[Twinkle]

My parents didn't tell me anything like that. I had no older siblings or cousins.

I remember telling my sister when she was two that she could fly. I only expected her to jump off the bed.

But it actually resulted in her shouting "Look Mommy I can fly!" in a very Peter Pan way and leaping off the top off the stairs. It was only my moms quick thinking and lightening fast speed which made her dash up the stairs to catch a leaping toddler...

Yeah, I'm not exactly proud of that one...