Fibs we tell the kids
1. "My baby sister was 4 when I was 20. One day there was a heavy storm, with very loud lightning. Sister was terrified but eventually fell asleep. While she was napping I had to run out into the rain for a bit and was absolutely soaked. Maybe 10 minutes later it stopped raining and my sister woke up and saw me and asked why I was so wet. I said, 'well since you were so scared, I went and fought the storm. I won,' and pointed outside. She ran to look, saw it was clearing up and the utter awe in her face when she looked back at me ... I was her hero for a day."
2. "When my daughter was 4-years-old, she decided she really wanted a horse. I told her that since horses eat money, and I don't earn all that much, we simply couldn't get one. She believed that horses actually ate money until she was 14."
3. "That, as their father, I could change their names whenever I wanted to. One time I pretended to get on the phone with the 'National Name Registry department', and renamed my two kids Snargle and Gorf because they kept misbehaving. They were bawling. I could barely keep a straight face."
4. "My dad made the traffic lights turn green. I asked why he waited a few minutes before using his power, and he said it's important to let others have a turn and go ahead of you."
