Parents lie to daughter for 15 years to stop her eating their Ferrero Rochers

20 December 2023 , 13:23

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The woman had been deprived of Ferrero Rochers her whole life (stock image) (Image: Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images))

A woman says she was 'betrayed' by her parents, who lied to her about having a nut allergy for 15 years - all because they didn't want to share their Ferrero Rocher chocolates.

When you're a parent, it can be hard to sneakily eat a treat without your child noticing. This might lead to some less-than-dignified moments of eating chocolate while hiding behind the fridge door - or even locking yourself in the bathroom.

But one set of parents took things even further - by lying to their daughter for 15 years so that she wouldn't eat their chocolates. The 21-year-old, who had stayed away from any kind of nuts, decided to take a test to find out the exact source of her problems.

After taking the test, she found out she was allergic to a few things - including prawns, cucumbers, chickpeas and curry. However, her jaw dropped when she realised nuts weren't on the list.

Taking to Reddit, the anonymous woman explained: "I found out my parents LIED TO ME FOR OVER 15 YEARS by saying I was allergic to nuts." After confronting her parents, she was told they had the lie had started because her mum "loves Ferrero Rocher", and they are "expensive" in the country where she lives.

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She continued: "The lie got out of hand and i ended up avoiding all kinds of nuts during my whole life. I have been deprived of hundreds of recipes because my parents didn't want to share this f*****g chocolate with me.

"Is it even good? I feel betrayed and manipulated and feel like I'll forever resent Ferrero Rocher. Should I just try is at an exposition therapy or something? I'm absolutely sure it won't kill me this time."

The woman's post was flooded with an outpouring of empathy, with one person saying: "I'm sorry those are your parents! That's incredibly selfish of them. Hopefully that's the only lie they told you. I hope enjoy exploring different kinds of nuts!"

Another person added: "You should be angry at your parents, not the chocolate. It's good, but not that good for that level of lie." However, the woman reassured those concerned that she wasn't angry with Ferrero Rocher. She wrote: "I don't actually resent Ferrero Rocher hahahah only for being good enough to driving my parents to lie for so long! I am sorry, I understand it sounded weird. [sic]".

She also cleared up that her parents "aren't monsters", but that she "grew up poor". The woman added: "I understand that my mum had only a few things to enjoy during those days! She apologised a million times and I forgave her! This became a funny story for us to share."

Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz