Cameroonian parents are very smart. They tell lies to get their children on the obedience path or to look really good in their eyes. Children on the other hand are inquisitive and gullible.
Perfect recipe right? Here are some of the common lies Cameroonian parents tell their children:
Perfect recipe right? Here are some of the common lies Cameroonian parents tell their children:
1. If you tell me the truth, I won’t touch you You tell them and then get the beating of your life.
2. I will buy you a bicycle if you come first in class. When you get that first position, they will remind you of everything they bought for you since you were born.
3. Lend me money, I will give you back. When you ask to get the money back, you will hear the real story of your life.
4. Bring me any problem, I will solve it for you. Give them a hard problem to solve and they will give you different excuses or they will blame your teacher for not teaching you well.
5. Don’t play with boys or you will get pregnant: This is so hilarious and common. Most Cameroonian parents tell their female children this lie to prevent them from ‘danger’.

6. Tell the person at the door I am not at home: “My daddy said I should tell you that he is not at home” usually gives away the lie to the visitor.
7. If you work hard, you will get a gift from ‘Father Christmas’. American movies and this lie have made some Cameroonian kids wait to receive gifts at their doorstep on Christmas day but sadly , they never receive it.
8. I have counted all the meat and one is missing. Some mothers tell this one to catch an unsuspecting ‘soup raider’.
9. When I was your age I always took 1st position in class. If every parent took first, who came second?
10. When I was your age, I sponsored myself through school.

