Lies You Believed Because Your Parents Told You So

Author Mike O'Brian

December 5th, 2024 4:39 PM

Parents talking to their children.

Growing up as a kid, we just learned to listen and trust…but what were those things your parents told you not to do that you found out were all lies? It all started on The Mike & Carla Morning Show because of a story about mustard and turkey.

It seems that one of Carla Rea’s friend was told by her mother that no one puts mustard on a turkey sandwich! So, growing up, she never did it. Until she was a grown woman who thought she would test the boundaries.

So, she did it and she loved it! All of a sudden it was a whole new world! And that lead The M&C Morning Show to asking the question. Mike O’Brian was told by his mother not to wear socks to bed! She told him that it would stunt the growth of his feet. Well, that’s all he need to hear to stop wearing underwear to bed! (rimshot)!

The Worst Lies Your Parents Ever Told You

Hey, if you don’t believe us, check out the article put out by BuzzFeed from last year. This whole charade has been going on for generations!

One listener said that their dad told them they need to turn the water on and off while taking a shower to conserve hot water. So, they would get their hair wet, turn off the water, apply shampoo, turn the water back on and so on.

Both Mike and Carla were liked amazed at some of the things parents told their kids. But even more amazed at how long the impact lasted before you crossed the line to see if it was truly a lie!

And we’re talking more than just don’t sit too close to the tv or you’ll go blind. How about, if you keep making that face, it’ll freeze like that. All that stuff just to keep us from doing stupid stuff.

You know what, don’t take our word for it, listen to the segment from this morning and see if you can relate!

Mike O’Brian is the Program Director and Morning Show host on 96.3 KKLZ in Las Vegas, along with Carla Rea. He has been with the Beasley Media Group for almost 23 years. Mike was named one of the “Best Program Directors In America” by Radio Ink magazine. Over the years, “The Mike & Carla Morning Show” have been presented with a number of proclamations for their work in the community and numerous awards. Having lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years, he writes articles on living in Las Vegas, sports, and odd stories happening within the state of Nevada. Mike is the host of the morning show and program director of 96.3 KKLZ/Las Vegas. He has been doing mornings in Las Vegas for the past 38 years. Over the years, he has hosted a numerous amount of community events and has been the P.A. announcer for a number of sports teams in Las Vegas. He has written on living in Las Vegas, the sports teams here, as well as odd & little-known facts about Las Vegas & Nevada.

Here's How You Know If You're The 'Favorite Child'

Were you the “favorite child” in your family? It’s been said the most parents absolutely have a favorite child, but most *smart* parents won’t just tell you who that child is.

It could be the oldest, it could be the youngest – it probably isn’t the middle child, though. KIDDING! Well – now there’s supposedly a sneaky new way to get it out of your parents.

Over the past few months, there’s been a silly trend on TikTok (what – a silly trend on TikTok??), where kids log out of Netflix, and then they ask their parents for the password. If one of the kids’ names is in the password, they’re determined to be the “password child,” and their parents’ secret FAVORITE child!

There were some funny responses online: One person said, “I’m an only child and I’m not even the password child.” Another said, “My sister is the password child, but I’M the one who they come to when THEY forget the password.” And in the words of another: “Nothing hurts worse than getting replaced as password child by the dog.” Ouch!

Here’s the video that started it all.

Others said that they’re the password child for one of their parents but not the other. And one person joked about their family being thrown into chaos when the password was: “TheAdopted1.” Ahh – you have to love parents with a sense of humor!

Now, if your parents’ password ISN’T a child’s name, and is 47 random characters, you won’t know who their favorite child is. And you’ll become the least favorite child for logging them out, because now they have to reset their password, and they can’t remember their username either. But on the plus side, your parents are far less likely to lose your inheritance by being hacked, that’s for sure!

On the flip side of it all, here’s how you know you are NOT the favorite child in the family…

They used the batteries from your smoke alarm for the remote.

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