Familial "Fibs"

         Sometimes, the success of a day in the life of a parent depends on your child(ren) believing little fibs(white lies of wisdom, I like to call them). We all do it whether you think you do or not. It's inherited from our parents mostly, but sometimes they can grow just from experience alone. Of course there are the seasonal installations( my personal favorites and the ones that I spend the most time/effort on). Your Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, etc. In our house, if you don't believe you don't receive, so these believes are standing the test of time people! But the day to day divulged "facts", are definitely harder to hold up. I'm running out of reasons why they are so, besides the old reliable "they just are".
      For example, my kids are still under the impression that my $40 Walmart special vacuum cleaner will suck up an entire box worth of Legos if said building blocks are still in its path when it comes to them! This little ditty speeds up the pick up time in no time once that "ON" button is hit! Of course I have had to verify its validity with the sly pocketing of a few small ones when prying eyes aren't paying attention(it can't really suck them up, that poor thing would go up in a puff of smoke with anything heftier than lint), but sometimes you have to sacrifice a few for the greater good! Lesson learned Lego throwers!
      One omission that is getting harder to hold water, is that the grocery store can be closed at any give time of any given day for any given reason! "I know we're out of syrup, just put some sugar on your waffles!"
But can't you just go to the store and buy more...right now...because I want you to?
Nope, the store's closed.
On a Saturday morning?
Yep.
 Let's be honest, there are worse "fibs" to tell. Sugar waffles are delicious!
      That question of timing brings me to another point that's losing its power as the years go by. Kids are learning to tell time and not only that, they're using said knowledge to call us on our crap! It's a nightmare. From reading store hours to bedtime, they recognize what those big/little hands signify on that big old clock and now the fights on to find another reason why certain things can or can't be done at any given "time". That was just handy to hold that power without question and frankly I think they are learning these things way before we're ready for them to! Disclaimer: obviously I am being sarcastic and I in no way feel our kids education should be compromised for our convenience.....really.
       Whether it's telling your tots that those vitamins are gummy candies or that "aww buddy, it looks like The Backyardigans isn't on right now(when we all know they play that crap 24/7). There are just some "falsehoods" that make parenthood a wee bit easier. But to be fair, they're not all for our convenience either, some are way more work to keep up the charade than it would be not to, but that's what makes them great. For now(not for long),they still think that my "Hoover" has way more horsepower than it actually does. That's just not going to last. But for as long as I live(and I plan on living forever), that jolly old St. Nick will too! If you don't believe you don't receive!