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Saying I liked a present when I didn't.

When my young son and his little friend asked me what a blow job was with my elderly mother in the car. I told them its when you get your tyres checked for air.

To prevent a bigger lie being found out!

telling my children that if they ate their greens they would be as strong as Popeye!

Little White Lies - well, quite often! Like telling my garrulous next door neighbour, who rings almost every day, that there is someone at the door or I have a cake ready in the oven, in order to end the call politely (after about 20 mins of chat).

I used to tell my kids we had a goblin in the shed so they wouldn't go in there where the tools where.

Telling someone my WiFi was poor and that was why I couldn't take part in a zoom get together! Is that really awful?

Paying a compliment to a host who has just served me a hefty slice of just baked banana cake! I just cannot stand bananas!!!

I think the biggest white lie a parent or grandparent can tell is that Father Christmas is real!

As often as I breath haha, no I’m not a very good liar so it’s been quite a while since I lied. Also, I have a terrible memory so if I tell the truth than I don’t have to worry about remembering things

When I accidentally sent my Hubby's favourite old leather jacket to the charity shop (it wasn't an accident - I hated that thing)!?

when my husband asks if he has put weight on during the lockdown!

When I told my daughter I loved her wedding dress

I received a toaster. For my 21st. I wanted presents to show off to my friends but instead my mum thought I needed to toast bread instead of my friends thinking I was cool.

Mine is the usual Santa, Tooth Fairy.

Many examples with the mother in law!

I told my Husband a white lie when I didn't tell him I had bought him a weekend away for his birthday and said I could only afford to buy him the book he wanted

Went for an interview to work for a Jewish company, told them I was also Jewish. Got the job :-) but then I had to research all the holidays and even choose a temple to be a member of! Lasted a week, had to get another job.

I'm not much good at lying even in a white way, but when my younger daughter was ill with bulimia I lied through my teeth to her about things to get her to stop. I also got our dentist to do the same thing because my daughter did take good care of her teeth so she listened when the dentist told her that damage was occurring because of her condition.

just now

I take a stone off my weight and add 4 inches to my height every time I am asked.

They are harmless if they are used to spare feelings but generally hate lies .
I lie every xmas that I am not the secret elf .
My partner tells our son that when the ice cream van plays a tune it means he has run out of ice cream ?

I tell a friend I need to go shopping when she offers me a lift home from the cafe. Her driving scares me!

Telling my son that Santa / the tooth fairy are real. Not all white lies are bad

To my partner when I keep ordering things online..such as clothes and bags...I say they are birthday presents for family!