Anyone else raised on very confident lies… or just me?

We had giant spiders growing up and my dad told me,

“Don’t worry—they can’t climb stairs.”

Meanwhile I’d seen them:

climb curtains, come out of drains like horror movie extras, basically pay rent……but stairs?

Too advanced or their one boundary 😜

I believed him. Slept like a baby.

Now I’m the parent.

Told my kids their eyes change color when they lie—

my daughter is 23 and still looks down 😂

Not saying it’s ethical…

just saying it’s effective.

Parenting isn’t about perfection…

it’s about confidence and a completely straight face.