You lie.

Don’t feel bad, I do it too.  We are liars.  Think about the stuff your mom used to or still does tell you:

“Watching TV too close will hurt your eyes and make you go blind!”

“Don’t swallow that gum - it will stay in your stomach for seven years!”

“If you keep making that face, it might freeze and stay that way forever!”

LIES!!!

Fear tactics to make us conform!  There is no proof that anything like any of the things your mom used to tell you would actually happen!

What are your favorite “mom-isms” from your childhood?  Use any on your kids now?  Sound off, ya’ big liar-head!