At a young age we’re taught that lying is bad. Lying is something that will get us in trouble and we should never do it. As we grow older, we start to see that certain types of lies are a little more accepted than we were once taught. As parents, we learn that a white lie can be a useful resource. Whether we use them to discipline our children, or to impart some positive ideologies, the white lie is a big part of parenting.
Here are nine of the most common little white lies we tell our kids:
1. “Mommy and daddy are taking a nap”
2. “Don’t lie or your nose will grow”
3. “If you keep making that face, it’ll stay that way”
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4. “He went to live on a farm”
5. “If you’re naughty, Santa will bring you coal”
6. “You can be anything you want to be”
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7. “Winning isn’t everything”
8. “Babies come from the stork”
When a mommy and daddy love each other very much…they call the stork.
9. “Life is short”
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