24 People Are Sharing the Shameless Lies They Were Told Growing Up

This is a very specific lie that I can’t quite make heads or tails of. Clearly, this father and son have a one-of-a-kind relationship in which British Pop icons from the 1980s function as symbols of terror to frighten the child into obedience. It’s certainly a strange one.

However, if, as this recovering Simply Red victim claims, it is indeed an effective strategy, I’ll have to start telling my kids that if they don’t go to bed, Miley Cyrus will come and get them. If that doesn’t put the fear of God into them, then I don’t know what will.