Things they will believe

Love the Pippi story, don'tcallmegramps! i'm going to shorten that to DCMG unless you object.

We often took our own 3 to France for holidays and DD1 believed that the French were very kind people because they decorated the town and organised a lovely firework display for her birthday. Yes we told her that for a few years - couldn't resist it as her birthday is 14 July! She willingly forgave us later.

It's not just children. My ex son-in-law threatened to call his first son Wyatt until I related in detail how the relationship between Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday was especially close. Both my daughter and her then husband informed all their friends that Wyatt Earp was gay and the son-in-law refused to watch Gunfight at the OK Corral ever again.

My grandfather had a very deep crease at the back of his neck and, notwithstanding that I was known to be a rather clever child, I REALLY believed that when he was in Africa and captured during WWII he had had his head almost chopped off! I was eleven or twelve years old before I began to question the possibility of this not being a true story. I just could not imagine my grandfather lying to me about something so serious. How gullible I was, but I never really trusted what he said after that. [sad

The doting Grandma has reminded my of a classic from our archive.

First... essential background there are two GDs ( 4yrs and 9 mnths) from the S and DiL Plus a daughter who currently has baby on the way...
So the GDs have an aunt.

Now, on with the story.

Myself and Doting Grandma went away for a weekend to Sweden and lots of grown up fun things.

Sitting at Gothenburg airport we espied in the shop a doll of the children's character Pippi Longstocking. We looked at it and rather scarily noticed that if a doll were to be made of our Daughter - that would be it!

We bought the doll and back in England said to our oldest GD.

" you don't know this, but your aunty is VERY VERY famous in Sweden"

"Is she?"

"Yes they write books about your aunt's adventures, there are TV programmes, plays... Everyone's heard of her.."

The GD looks rather suspiciously at her mum ( the DiL) who has been primed and plays along.

"Look! They make dolls of your aunt!"

The doubt and suspicion turned to open mouthed glorious belief...

gramps I don't like licorice, sorry. But I believe you.

gramps I think I agree, it is something men do well and often. When I first met my now ex husband he told me his name was Josh Martian and he was from Mars. For a nanosecond I thought oh...maybe he is... ...I was only sixteen and my other thought at the time was, why on earth would anybody say such a thing. I did get it though, he was teasing!!!!!

Elegran - it the round liquorice allsorts with the little aniseedy type balls on that taste like pernod -try it!

When our DCs where little and in the back of the car going through the Mersey Tunnel on day DH told them we can only travel though here when the fish are asleep,he kept up the pretence when the DGCs arrived on the scene and is now a common remark when we go through to Liverpool

When my children were young, they firmly believed that my uncle had one heavy leg and one light one.

Isn't Pernod a version of the "green fairy" ? Licorice would be the black fairy. (No, I'm not being racist, before anyone accuses me. Black is a colour.)

don'tcallmegramps, do you mean to say that Pernod isn't made from liquorice allsorts? Another illusion shattered.

Notsogrand

Leave screwfix alone ! it is my favourite publication. There is something wonderful about those neat containers of nails, drill bits, tools etc.!

I think the biggest whopper we all tell is the Santa one!

I think one of my SILs sleeps with a Screwfix catalogue under his pillow jogging!

Love your explanation for Pernod dont! I love Pernod too, it always seems so decadent!

In years gone by my OG spun many a fanciful tale for our girls and later for grandchildren. One really good 'lie' was a dusty and creased old map 'found' in the shed that showed buried treasure with a big X marks the spot. Furious digging resulted in a 'chest' full of charity shop pearls and jewels and pre-decimal coins. Magical reactions!

Also dontcallmegramps - I thought I was married to the only other living breathing person who read Screwfix......

Well dontcallmegramps - you've really made me giggle tonight. I'm now wondering where I really am - my husband told me we were in France but there was a ferry involved...............
I hope you receive a warm response from other g/n