Six Word Memoirs on Life Stories

maryjane31 says,

If we made faces at each other such as sticking out our tongues or looking cross-eyed, my mother told us our faces would freeze like that forever. We of course believed her.

Also the one about Santa leaving coal in our stockings if we were not very good at all times. Ha Ha

If we stepped in puddles on way to school and sat with wet socks in class, we would "catch our death of cold." Turns out this one is true!!!!

Dragonflower says,

In my favorite old time comic, Calvin & Hobbes (not that old actually), there is a funny one when Calvin's mom tells him his face will freeze that way when he makes a face at some food she is serving (I think). Calvin goes, "Cool" and makes the funniest face I ever saw in a comic. Great comic strip.

MO_Thoughts2 says,

Lived in the country with a large wooded area a couple pastures away, but well within walking distance. Mom told us there were bears in those woods and that kids who venture into them never come out. (We don't have bears in this part of Missouri). But she didn't have a problem with us playing the woods a couple miles to the south of us. Never understood it, but didn't question it either. I never went into the woods behind our house. As an adult, I think she didn't want us on dairy farmer's land (his pastures) because he was a grump and we never knew which fields he kept the bulls.

Dragonflower says,

Sounds like she was right - there was a bear in those woods! A dairy bear. Moms have funny senses of humor.

jl333 says,

This isn't one that I heard growing up, but rather I made it up since I've worked with kids for over 20 years. When I'm positive that a kid is lying, I will give them the chance to come clean and tell the truth. When the kids stick to their made up story/lies, I then tell them that I'm going to call the Truth Police. The looks on their faces is priceless.

Wench says,

My dad would buy us poppy seed bagels and say that the poppies put hair on your chest.

MO_Thoughts, you reminded me, there was a state park we used to camp in a lot and every time we drove through the winding gravel road to get to the site, my dad would stop, roll down the window, and do a 'bear call' - which was a sort of dog howling "Aooaooaooaoo." He swore that this was the official call for bears and even though we were pretty sure it was a joke, we could never be positive. As we got older, it became the running joke - so every time we went camping, we stopped in the road and giggled while he did the bear call. And then one day just a few years ago, as we were leaving our camp site, he pulled over again and did the call - and not ten seconds later, a black bear crossed the road. As soon as he was on the other side we bolted out of there and have never done the bear call again!

TheAngstyPoet says,

That when my aunt's bf slept over, he slept on the couch.

One time my cousins were over our Aunt Mimi's house. My cousin asks, "Aunt Mimi, do you have children?" His brother Joey answers, "No, stupid! She's not married."

When my father still visited my sister and I when we were little. He said we couldn't come in with him to pick up the pizza because the guy who made them was a troll. Now I think it was because my dad didn't want people to know he was divorced with kids.

My father also said if you say 'green' at a red light it would become green. By the time you said green enough times the light would eventually turn green.

My father said werewolves tore up the armchair seat when it was really his Siberian husky.

Dragonflower says,

TheAngstyPoet: That say green at a stop light thing reminds me of my own fabrication. When I was teenager and got my license, my girlfriend and I would drive around town. There was a guy in school she liked and she said that if we said his name out loud,the light would turn green (because he was magical! hah - to her maybe!). He had a good name for saying out loud--I won't say it here though for privacy. But, when my daughter was little and driving around with me, I'd tell her to say that name! Ah, parents! - we can be so funny sometimes. I wonder if she remembers that? I'll have to ask. Thanks for reminding me of that!

treehugger says,

These stories are great! Brings back some great memories.

I grew up in Toronto. My sister and I used to walk to school and there was a big hill that went down to a fairly big creek with some fast-moving water. My mom told us that there were crocodiles in the creek and we must stay far away. I remember telling friends at school about the crocodiles and insisting it was true, it had to be, my mom told me. When I realized I'd been had, (like you Autumn22, I was embarrassingly old when it dawned on me) I was appalled that my mom would let me believe that for so long. But we never ventured near that creek and now I only hope I can be half as creative keeping my son safe. :)