Just stopped to get gas and the tanker truck was there filling up. I immediately thought of my Dad telling me as a kid that he never fills up when the tanker is there “because of all the sediment that gets transferred to your tank.” Over the years I’ve told him that there are tons of filtration devices in place to prevent that but he still won’t do it. What are some wives tales your parents told you that you later debunked as an adult?
That American middle class life as envisioned in their lives could and would continue indefinitely. That global warming wouldn't be an issue in our lifetimes. That the Democratic Party is some force for good.
My dad used to say the old voting is like driving analogy. Select D to go forward and R for reverse. My sister is now a hardcore Trumper.
My older sisters told me a man named George cut the light on in the fridge when I opened it. And I had to thank him for turning it on before I closed it back. Assholes
My mom told me if I studied real hard, got a good paying job, and was a gentleman, I’d have the pick of the litter when it came to dating.
Eating late at night is bad because your body won't break it down when you're sleeping No, eating late at night tends to be bad because generally it's not like most people doing it skipped dinner and are basically just eating an extra meal.
A week before my little brother turned 7 I told him my parents and I were aliens and we adopted him. Said we were waiting until he turned 7 then we're gonna eat him. After a few days of my brother acting extremely weird, he broke down in tears and told my mom. I got in so much trouble. Still feel bad about it.
I remember I was at the pool as a kid and ate lunch. A friend's mom made us all wait 30 minutes afterward before getting back in the pool. Even as an 11 year old I was like "This lady is a moron."
Something will go on your permanent record. Still waiting to see that file that followed me up from school through college.
Was also told this and I most certainly put my mind to many things that my brain could not accomplish.
I actually walked uphill both ways in the snow for the couple years I lived in Omaha as a kid. There was some downhill involved both ways as well but still kinda sucked
my SO yells at me for doing this periodically as if the $10 mini bottle of bourbon is any different amount than the $20 glass from the bar downstairs
On a plane as a kid I was asking my mom what the different buttons on the armrest did. She told me not to push a specific button because it would make the pilots shake and seizure uncontrollably and then she demonstrated the shaking for me. I was petrified and never pushed it. I couldn’t understand why the airline would give me that kind of responsibility. It was the flight attendant service button.
Swim too soon after eating and you'll cramp up and drown Touch a toad and you'll get warts The family pet (Jasmine) was given to a farm and is living happily
Wife told me her parents made her leave the kitchen when the microwave was going because of the radiation.
Everything my mom cooked had to be burned because you’d get worms. She still won’t eat anything under well done. Even pancakes, cookies etc because you could get worms from the dough. My dad loved cookie dough and would sneak it to us because if my mom saw it she’d get mad and say we’d get worms.