50 Weirdest Lies Told By Parents That People Caught On To Way Too Late

My mom told me if I made weird faces, my face would get stuck that way.

That orangutan was pronounced "Orange-newton".

My mom told me that if I was a pack rat, that meant actual rats would come and make nests in my things.

(I was about 7, and had been tossing toys and clothes behind a little couch in my room as a method of cleaning. After she told me about what being a pack rat meant, I tearfully knelt on the couch with a bent wire coat hanger, fishing things out, terrified of rats.)

Bread crust is the healthiest part of bread so I had to eat it. I was like 25 when I figured that one out.

If you break a pinky promise your pinky will melt off over night

They said if anyone poked my bellybutton my butt would fall off, so whenever a family member would tickle me or try to poke my bellybutton I would cry and run away.

Mess up in school and it will stay on your permanent record. That's the weirdest lie told to me by my parents.

When asking what "Ped Crossing" meant on street signs, my parents told my sister and I that Peds were 2 headed dog beasts that were incredibly violent. They then proceeded to tell us vivid stories of their close encounters with these beasts and their narrow escape from death. Needless to say, my teachers in school were quite confused when I tried to explain my fear of Peds.

If you don't eat your vegetables, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will die.

My mom used to say: If I didn't cover my mouth while yawning, a bug would crawl into it. As stupid as that sounds, I still cover my mouth to this day. I hate bugs.