11 Lies We Told Ourselves as Kids (And Maybe Still Believe) 💭🤥🧃🧸🦄

In honor of this truth-twisting day of fibs, fabrications, and full-on fantasy, we’re diving headfirst into the whimsical web of Lies We Told Ourselves as Kids—some innocent, some hilarious, some downright bananas 🍌. You might have outgrown them... or maybe you're still checking for quicksand on nature walks. No judgment. Just giggles.

1. If you swallow gum, it stays in your stomach for 7 years 😳🍬
   Oh no! My insides must look like a bubblegum museum! Spoiler: It doesn't. But wouldn’t it be cool if it did and it let you blow internal bubbles?

2. The floor is lava 🌋🛋️
   Jumping from the couch to a pillow to the dog? Survival. Adult version: avoiding awkward coworkers in the breakroom like lava tag pros.

3. If you step on a crack, you’ll break your mother’s back 😱👣
   Entire sidewalks tiptoed on in a guilt-fueled waltz. Sorry, Mom. I slipped once in 2003 and still feel bad.

4. Holding your breath past a cemetery keeps ghosts out of your lungs 👻💨
   Don’t inhale, or you’ll be possessed by Mildred the Victorian lady ghost who just wants to sing sea shanties through your nostrils.

5. Thunder is just angels bowling 🎳☁️⚡
   Strike! (Cue heavenly fist bump). Honestly, this one still slaps. Someone get Saint Pete on ESPN.

6. Car lights on inside the vehicle are ILLEGAL 🚔🚘
   The forbidden dome light: criminal activity for children. “Turn it off! We’ll get ARRESTED!” Dramatic? Yes. Effective? Also yes.

7. Watermelons grow in your tummy if you swallow a seed 🍉🪴
   You too can become a walking fruit garden! Just don’t water yourself too much or you’ll sprout vines out your ears.

8. If you make a face for too long, it’ll stick that way 😝🪞
   Thousands of frozen goblin-grins later, we’re still waiting for proof. But we did get very expressive for school photos.

9. If you eat a bug by accident, it makes you stronger 🪲💪
   Accidentally inhaled a gnat? Congratulations! You’ve unlocked Level 1 Bug Powers. At Level 10, you can communicate with ladybugs.

10. Santa is always watching 🎅👀
    Even in July. Even in the shower. Especially when you’re about to whack your sibling with a pool noodle.

11. You’ll grow up to be whatever you want—astronaut, dragon, time-traveling zookeeper 🚀🐉🕰️
    Okay… so maybe we’re not riding dinosaurs on Mars yet. But listen. The day isn’t over, and I’ve got a cardboard box spaceship prepped just in case.

What was your favorite childhood lie? Or better yet—what are you still believing today, you magnificent marshmallow of mystery? 🦄💫

Stay weird, stay whimsical, and go tell a glorious little fib in honor of Tell a Lie Day! Just make sure it involves unicorn detectives or spaghetti-powered jetpacks. 🛸🍝✨