Lies are bad. At least, that’s what we tell our kids. But for parents, sometimes they’re absolutely necessary. Whether it’s a scare tactic, to avoid a meltdown in the making, to keep the good treats to ourselves or perhaps simply to test how gullible they are, these are our favourites. Because, hey, you do what you gotta do.

Twitter.com/SimonRusbridge
1 / 20
That’s cold

Twitter.com/Aenglander
2 / 20
Aloha

Twitter.com/gallerychapel
3 / 20
House rules

Twitter.com/soxer100
4 / 20
Crash, bang, boom
Loud and proud.
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Twitter.com/turntxblue18
5 / 20
Creepy crawly

Twitter.com/bradenshields6
6 / 20
Track it up

Twitter.com/Leecooper76
7 / 20
Dark times
Karma's a bitch, and she's awake right next to you.
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Twitter.com/LeahHarnack
8 / 20
Out of order

Twitter.com/edjdempsey
9 / 20
This works too

Twitter.com/charnesshartman
10 / 20
Say cheese

Twitter.com/jenziew
11 / 20
Pipe dreams

Twitter.com/colleentbenson
12 / 20
Sister act
Proof that siblings can get along.

Twitter.com/annanev
13 / 20
Fine art
Pop goes the world.

Twitter.com/stephenoreilly_
14 / 20
Chipping away
Nacho food.

Twitter.com/MandyGreens
15 / 20
Hot chocolate
Hide and seek.

Twitter.com/EmmaWilson_UK
16 / 20
Aw, nuts
#notsorry.

Twitter.com/QuietWarrior5
17 / 20
Magic pills
Heh, "vitamins."

Twitter.com/yeghousehubby
18 / 20
Water for chocolate
THIS is commitment.

Twitter.com/shernanhanz
19 / 20
Bloody hell
Harsh but effective.

Twitter.com/Karinspinn
20 / 20
Uuuuuummmm …
Pinning and winning.
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