The Mother of All Deceptions: 4 Reddit Stories of Moms Who Lied
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What happens when the person you’re supposed to trust most is the one deceiving you?
Lyssa is back for another Side-Eye Session as we examine four Reddit stories about moms who crossed some unbelievable lines—from catfishing men with a daughter’s photos and manipulating a grieving child out of $10,500 and a car to turning family members against each other and hiding the truth about a biological father for decades.
These aren’t just stories about lying. They’re about what happens when deception and betrayal come from inside your own family.
What happens when the person you’re supposed to trust most is the one deceiving you?
My friend Lyssa is back for another Side-Eye Session, and this time we’re examining four Reddit stories about moms who crossed some pretty unbelievable lines.
One mom catfished men using her daughter’s photos, another manipulated her grieving child out of $10,500 and control of a car, another was caught twisting her own words to turn a grandmother against her child, and one kept the truth about her child’s biological father secret for decades.
But these stories aren’t just about lying. They’re about what happens when deception and betrayal come from inside your own family.
We talk about why manipulation can be so difficult to recognize when it comes from a parent, how years of built-in trust can make warning signs easier to overlook, and what happens when discovering one major lie suddenly makes you question everything you thought you knew.
Plus: family secrets, gaslighting, catfishing, financial manipulation, DNA tests, hidden relatives, and the kinds of discoveries that can completely change how you see your childhood — and your parents.
IN THIS EPISODE
- A mom catfishes men using her daughter’s photos
- A grieving child loses $10,500 — and control of their car — to Mom
- A child catches their mom lying about them to Grandma
- A decades-long secret about a biological father
- Why betrayal by a parent can be so difficult to recognize
- What happens when one discovered lie makes you question everything that came before it
REDDIT STORIES
Story #1 — Mom Catfished Men Using Her Daughter’s Photos
Original post from r/catfish:
https://www.reddit.com/r/catfish/s/NZJsgC882C
Story #2 — Mom Conned Her Child Out of $10,500 and a Car
Original post from r/narcissisticparents:
https://www.reddit.com/r/narcissisticparents/s/chIloxlMQm
Story #3 — Mom Manipulated Grandma
Original post from r/NarcissisticMothers:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NarcissisticMothers/comments/1fiex7h/have_you_ever_seen_the_manipulation_and_lying/
Story #4 — Mom Lied About Her Child’s Biological Father
Original post from r/Advice:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Advice/comments/1p4al5h/mom_lied_my_whole_adult_life_dad_not_bio_dad/
SIDE-EYE QUESTION
Which of these moms gets the biggest side-eye from you? And could you ever fully trust a parent again after discovering a lie like one of these?
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