Adults and grown-ups lie to children all the time and, most of the time, it well-intentioned. These recipients of this crap then pass on the same old dumb (if not outright stupid) things to their kids and anyone who will listen.
1. Do you understand?
2. Everything’s gonna be all right.
3. I promise.
4. It’s for your own good.
5. Because I love you.
6. ‘Cos I said so.
7. I would never let anything happen to you.
8. It’ll be different this time.
9. Trust me.
10. This is gonna hurt me more than it hurts you.
11. You’re gonna feel a little stick here.
12. Dummy.
13. Whatever.
14. Yeah, right.
15. If it’s good enough for me, it’s good enough for you.
16. That looks like shit.
17. Do you wanna grow up to be like your father?
18. You take after your mother.
19. This is my house.
20. When you turn 18, you can do whatever you want.
21. If you don’t like my rules, get out.
22. When I was your age, I had two jobs, my own apartment, a car and a mortgage.
23. Forget college, get a job.
24. Do as I say, not as I do.
25. What could you possibly do with a degree in Art History or English Literature?