Belly Laughs

We asked KC Parent’s 54,000+ Facebook fans, what clever/funny fibs have you told your children?

• Lindsay: I told my kids if they didn’t behave in the car, when we went through the drive-thru they would receive a Sad Meal instead of a Happy Meal.
• Lucinda:  I left the clock at "spring forward" for an extra week after it was supposed to "fall back." Kids went to bed an hour early, and I got an extra hour in the evenings.
• Katie: My daughter thinks Chuck E. Cheese is only open for birthday parties.
• Kourtney: When my daughter asked for ice cream we gave her yogurt. She was shocked at a birthday party when she was about 5!
• Marjorie: When I'm extremely tired of hearing and answering "why" questions from my nearly 4-year-old son, I tell him that my mouth is broken and I can't talk anymore.
• Timothy: Cranberry juice is "red pop." So the only "pop" they knew was cranberry juice. Too bad they learned the facts of "pop" from classmates.
• Jamie: That the finely chopped spinach in all of their meals was actually a spice. I even showed them a jar of dried parsley.
• Audra: Whenever my son, 5, asks how I did something—“Mommy magic," I reply.
• Christina: When the very loud and obnoxious toy ran out of batteries, I told my son it was broken.
• Mary: I told my kids they only get 10,000 words to speak each month. When they are extra chatty I tell them, “Careful, you’re close to 9,000!”.
• Tina: When I have a food I don’t want to share with my kids, I tell them it’s spicy.