25 Random Little Lies Parents Told That Their Kids Believed In For Years And Years And Years

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“My dad played a long con on me. He made a big show of making sure the shiny side of tinfoil was always on the inside when wrapping something up to cook. Otherwise, ‘it won’t cook, the shiny side bounces off the heat.’ He started this when I was very young. And continued it. FOR YEARS. I was home alone by myself for one of the first times, and I was starting the BBQ by myself. Then, after I had lit the BBQ and stuff was on the grill, I wasn’t sure if I put the shiny side in!”

“And then it dawned on me, IT DOESN’T MATTER!!!!!!! It’s going to cook either way!

I was so mad that I ended up calling him.

‘It doesn’t matter!!!’ I yelled at him, ‘THE SHINY SIDE DOESN’T MATTER!!!!’

He started howling with laughter. He probably almost stopped breathing; he thought it was sooooo funny.

I was 15. Hahahahaha

Kudos, Dad, you got me!”

—SunnySamantha