The white lies we tell our children

We've all been there. When little Johnny asks to play the with the dogs and we tell him they're sleeping. Or when little Jane wants one more biscuits and you tell her they're finished, when you know very well that they aren't. They're only white lies, right? But do they cause more harm than good?

We asked our Facebook users which tiny lies they tell their kids:

I tell my child that peas are actually green popcorn. (I'll continue to tell my child that - it's family tradition.) - Candice Cj Rodrigues

I tell my kids that when the ice cream van plays music, it means the ice cream is finished. - Christie Collier-Mann

I told my daughter that if she doesn't pick up her toys then they'll come alive and run away at night. - Sagree Moodley

My 7-year-old daughter wanted to know how babies get into mommy's tummy... So I told her that when you get married - boom! - you have a baby in your tummy. She said, "Sjoe! Granma got married too many times, ne? She has 5 children!". - Manuela Zosti Mnisi

The classic: Mommy has eyes in the back of her head and can see everything! - Debbie Bowley Haylett

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