19 Lies All Parents Are Guilty Of Telling In Public

    We won't tell if you don't.

    1. “Oh, no, sweetie! You dropped your cookie on the ground! I better throw that away!”

    2. “Where did you learn that naughty word?”

    3. "She was pretending to eat your son's face? I don't know where she gets these crazy ideas!"

    4. “This is the first time he's bitten anyone!”

    5. “Maybe if you're very, very good, we'll go to McDonald's for lunch as a treat.”

    6. “Of course I never said that about you! My son just has a wild imagination!”

    7. "Oops, dirty nails! Looks like we missed a spot at bath time!”

    8. “I bought this today, but usually I make all her baby food myself.”

    9. “I made these from scratch!”

    10. "I weaned her at 20 months.”

    11. “No, no, silly, phones are for Mommy.”

    12. “We don't play violent video games at our house.”

    13. "She designed that science fair project all by herself."

    14. “She missed school yesterday because she wasn't feeling well.”

    15. “We made our own play dough today!”

    16. "She was pretending to mix cocktails? How funny! She must have seen that in a movie.”

    17. “We would love to do a play date, but he has soccer practice today.”

    18. "We never drink out of puddles!"

    19. “I put sunscreen on him at home.”