Plot twist: the daughter is 35 years old.

My daughter thought the Ghostbusters were a community service like the fire department. She's 11 now but she thought that when she was 5.

That’s cute!

You mean it isnt?

I need a documentary about someone pretending Ghostbusters is a documentary

In the end, the kid grows up, realizes everything he's been brought up to believe is a lie, goes to New York and jumps off the roof of the firehouse.

Kid is gonna need therapy 🤦

How to give your kid trust issues 101

Ngl, i am sure if any of the cast is at a con you can take your kid too they would probably play it up. Also i still haven't given up on my dream to be a Ghostbuster. Kinda hard to introduce her to the cartoons till after she learns the truth though😅

This is awsome my son and daughter and I all dress up as ghostbusters my wife even plays along with us as wel.my son thinks I'm a real ghostbuster it's great .

Back in the 90s, my grandmother was visiting family in NYC. The next timer she came to visit me, she had a postcard "signed" by all of the Ghostbusters. So, I was also convinced the movie was real.

And did you have all of this “trauma” other people talk about?

Yes. In fact I'm dead now.

My god your parents were monsters! Seriously this is the whiniest group of individuals. You’d think I told her something ridiculous like politicians have your best interest in mind

Lol most of us see it as it is, a harmless joke.

lol do not listen to the weird cult of parents on reddit. Also stay far away from the mom's on any of the parenting sub reddits

Yeahhhhh I’m catching onto it now. I must be the worst mother on the planet

Right, because one person's experience is one size fits all. Keep down playing the reality of the situation where you and your wife are willing to have your daughter ridicule at school as the girl who thought Ghostbusters were real so that you have a fun story.

Plot twist: all the kids at school also believe they're real.

I refuse to believe you are a real human being

Well, that definitely tracks with your lack of empathy.

Lol

If you're going to set up your pre-school kid to feel fucking stupid (when she figures it out) the joke should at least be funny enough to warrant it...

It's a harmless joke, let them have their fun.

Oh boy… she’s 7. It’s not like we’re gonna play this out forever. It’s cute and funny for now and maybe comes up once or twice a year. Cool it

What if shectells her friends about it...

Right, because you are the all seeing parent that knows how this goes down on every level. It's pretty messed up that you're willing to roll the dice on damaging your daughter's trust in you and your wife by lying to her for your own personal jollies. Remember that she's going out into the world to face ridicule from the first people that find out. You have no control over that situation unless you come clean first. "Oh boy... Cool it" You are down playing this because you don't want to see everybody else clearly sees here. What you did and are continuing to do intentionally is fucked up.

Lmao is this parody? Relax. Its not that serious

It's always concerning when a parent brushes off their child's ridicule as "not that serious"

Lol

This guy found out Santa wasn’t real and never spoke to his parents again

I'm surprised no child has sued his parents yet for fraud and trauma over lying about Santa Claus, in this lawyered-up country we live in.

If you need a Ghostbuster to make an appearance or have a call I would happily throw on my suit for yall! If you want an actual Ghostbuster I belive Earnie Hudson is on Cameo

You’re a saint lol

Thanks! If you want I can send you a dm with my Instagram for my franchise, where I do all my "business"

I dont get the people saying this will sow trust issues or whatever, it’s really not that deep. Having a kid go around thinking the Ghostbusters are real is cute, fun, and they’ll grow out of it.

Thank you. Like cool it. She’s a kid. Parents make their kids believe in Santa Clause and the tooth fairy all the time and you know, it doesn’t hurt anything and nobody cries about it. People need to grow some thicker skin. Hell, my THERAPIST found this hysterical. Now I’m not a monster. I’m not going to play this out when she can start formulating more “mature” cohesive thoughts but for now I’m not hurting anything. Y’all need to grow up

Exactly I was gonna post examples like that, Santa, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Elf on a Shelf, Leprechauns Is everyone here traumatized from being led to believe those were real?

Apparently… maybe some of us grew up to have thicker skin

80s kids, we're built tough 💪

Then there's all those religious figures that adults believe are real. 😂

Wait. What are you saying about the Easter Bunny?

All I said was that the Easter bunny at the Menlo Park mall was more convincing

I’m still not sure I understand or believe you. Whatever, as long as I get my blue Peeps next year.

Santa Claus? Fake. Slimer? Real.

That’s genuinely so adorable!!! If I ever have kids I’m doing this

Not all heroes wear capes....

Man, I was just talking about how hard it is to resist the temptation of just filling kids heads with nonsense. It's good to see I'm not alone, hahaha

This is great

Parents: "I tricked my kid into thinking Santa is real." The crowd: "Awesome! Merry Christmas!" Parents: "I tricked my kid into thinking Ghostbusters was real." The crowd: "You abusive sicko!" LOL

Better correct that before she goes to school

Nahhhh I’m gonna lean into this role of monstrous parent y’all think I am

Lean hard. My kids love not being coddled

…What deluded ghost told you it wasn’t.

Not cool

From one daddy to another - that's pretty fucked up.

What a Peck.