Do your parents lie about your success to other people?

Question

My mother met one of my old school friends in the mall a while back and told her that I married into wealth and that I run my own business and a whole lot of other stuff. None of it is true. I have no idea why she did that. I know parents want to show off with their kids, but if you can't tell the truth, why don't you just say nothing?

Have one of your parents ever done that? And to those of you who are parents, have you done this?

Answer 1

Sometims.

Answer 2

Your mother would want to say this because she would obviously prefer it to the total opposite. It could be for two reasons:

1. To make herself look good

                     or

2. To make you look good

                      or

3.Both



She may want to give you a good image, so if anything, if you want to be given a good image, you may want to be thanking her.

Answer 3

well, it would normally be about school marks. i would never tell a friend of mine that my child is a hopeless failure at school and never wants to study. I dont think i could bear the pity look in the other womans eyes like "agg shame, whatever" . So for me a small white lie about how well they are doing and what great reports they get helps keep the vultures at bay :)

The other thing is, is as a mother, the last thing i would do is run down my child even if the reality was not great, id still make him look better than he is. I believe any loving parent would do that. Im sure thats why your mum tell some white lies about you. It doesnt matter. Its not something that you should take very personally. Hope you understand! cheers!

Answer 4

My parents have never lied about me to make me look better, but sometimes they over exaggerate some positive things I've done

Answer 5

no...

just a lil bit add ups...lol

Answer 6

she once did.... dad does too!!

she lied about my grades when i was 13

Add: it made me feel terrible about myself that day on...

Answer 7

nope, nope, and nope.

i think you should confront her about it!

Answer 8

When my mom (bless her soul) found out that I worked for Telkom in SA, she always used to tell her friends that I fixed telephones. Somehow in her mind she must have thought that it must have been a stable job and that I was a made man. Little did she know that Telkom was more than just telephones. Until today I'm still known as the telephone fitter in the family and amongst her friends. When I left SA to persue my career in radio and microwave telecoms overseas, she was not very happy with me for giving up my "telephone repairman career". I think she went to her grave still unhappy about my move overseas to work on "microwaves".

Answer 9

my mom tells relatives "oh Kris was on the honor roll and had perfect attendence and is going to this college and is gonna become a vet" none of it is true accept the perfect attendence but that was for 1 semester freshman yr. I wanted to go to this certain college and become a vet but changed my mind. I guess parents just want to brag about their kids and when we have nothing they make stuff up.

Answer 10

My parents try to be as humble as possible, but most other parents I know of do a lot of bragging. Although, nothing as extreme as what you mentioned.

Answer 11

no my parents doesn't lie to other people because they are just proud of what i have achieved and that's what they tell too their friends because if your parents lie, it means that they want you to be like that or they are not contented with what you have achieved or accomplished

Answer 12

My dad has done this once. He said that I passed all my exams and I was studying hard concentrating on school and wanting to be a lawyer. However, I am only an average kid, not a whizz kid as I was made of to be. I want to be a photographer but he says it's not a job it's just fun. Well I will prove him wrong and perhaps then he'll see that my happiness in life is more important that being a stressed out lawyer!

One thing I hate being is a disappointment I think my father sees me as just that.

Answer 13

Lol!

I honestly do not know.

Chances are you mom use to compete with the other lady when they were at school and then the other lady started bragging about her kids and your mom had to come up with something quick that will shut the other lady up.

Answer 14

I don.t but I know someone who does her daughter got 12 gcses various grades mainly c with some b.....she tells people she had 12 a stars! Also she is now reading law first yr in uni and the stuff she does according to her Mum is all a big lie I know cos my son has just finished his 2nd yr in uni and no 1st yr does what she says.

The only time I have lied about one of my kids is when I am complaining about something and I have been known to say my son is a solicitor when in reality he has just completed his 2nd yr of a law degree cos then when I throw the law at them they tend to believe me.

Answer 15

Nope!

My parents were never ashamed of me!.