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Ask HN: What's the boldest white lie you've told your kids?

1•rkagerer•2h ago
In a recent news article[1] Tim Draper described how "At an early age, he learned there is precedent in the U.S. for currency crisis when his father gave him a million dollar confederate bill that was essentially worthless."

As far as I can tell[2], the Confederates never printed any bill with a million dollar denomination. Closest I could find was a souvenir note for admission to the Atlanta World Famous Cyclorama Painting of the Battle of Atlanta in 1959[3].

So, did Draper get bamboozled, in that loving way parents do to their kids?

What's the boldest "white lie" you've told your kids, in order to teach a lesson or prove a point?

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[1] https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-news/2025/05/13/bitcoin-will-replace-us-dollar-in-10-years-says-billionaire-vc-tim-draper

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_dollar

[3] https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=84940

Comments

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I told my kids that Jesus and Santa Claus where real.

It was the only way to save their souls from the devil --- and science.

gmuslera•2h ago
I loved Pratchett's Hogfather story about little lies. If you as child believe in little lies like tooth fairies and Santa as grown up you will believe in big ones like justice, mercy or duty.

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