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What was something your mother or father told you when you were young that was not true or was an old wives tale?

If you kiss a toad, you will get a wart.
If you kiss a boy, you will get pregnant.

Don't make ugly goofy faces or it will get stuck like that.
That the little bumps you get on your tounge or lips where lie bumps from telling lies.

Thats all I got right now I am sure I will think of a few more.

if you buy milk during a thunderstorm, it will spoil.

if you misbehave again, i'll sell you back to the gypsies.

you're so bad, even the gypsies wont take you back.

when you spill salt, throw a pinch over your shoulder or you'll have bad luck.

Why buy the cow when you get the milk free...

Similar to the silly faces one.

Don't cross your eyes, otherwise they'll stay like that! Or turning your eyelids inside out (kids in school did this all the time).

My mom didn't say anything like that as far as I can remember. All I can think of is go to bed so the tooth fairy will give you money.

Hurricane Hunter 914 wrote:My mom didn't say anything like that as far as I can remember. All I can think of is go to bed so the tooth fairy will give you money.

you mean that isnt true? oh man!

She told me to never get any credit cards.....

I might add, I was raised on the "shoulds" and the "they's".....

Let me explain, I heard constantly - you "should" do this or that. Or "they" say this or that.

I wanted to know who they are! And why should I do something?

LOL

Mary

PS - she also had a lovely tsk, tsk thing she whipped out. God, I hated that.....or when she slicked my bangs back with her wet fingers! Yuck!

Miss Mary wrote:I wanted to know who they are!

The Others.

Miss Mary wrote:I wanted to know who they are! And why should I do something?

Me, too. I agree.

southerngale wrote:

Miss Mary wrote:I wanted to know who they are!

The Others.

And I happen to know what you mean!!!! LOL

Miss Mary wrote:I might add, I was raised on the "shoulds" and the "they's".....

LOL Mary, I was raised on the "shouldn'ts."

"You shouldn't do that....."


It's funny, I don't remember being in trouble THAT much.




My parents didn't tell me many of those little white lies. It was more my older brother tormenting my younger brother and me. Stuff like "There's alligators down in the cellar."

Okay Ed - should we say my mother was more positive in her shoulds - Mary, you should go clean your room now. Wait, I was Mary Anne back then....he he I announced to the world on my 10th Birthday - I want to go by Mary from now on. Broke my mom's heart....Anyway, she never said the shouldn'ts but rather you should this or that. She still does it and she's 81, I'm 50! I'm carrying an AARP card now and my mom still dishes out the shoulds.......sigh!

On your alligitor threat - as a young child, I watched a scary movie about sketetons in closets. I didn't sleep well for years after that. My older brothers teasing me terribly. I don't know how many nights my parents had to walk in my room and open the closet door once again - see, no skeletons, now go to sleep! Why my dad didn't take the closet doors off is beyond me. He was a carpenter by trade. That's what I'd do if my kid was so scared. I positioned my bed towards the closet and would lie there, waiting for the door to open. My poor mom never had decent sleep until I was probably a teenager!

Mary

Dont swallow watermelon seeds or watermelons will grow in your stomach

Hurry and get to sleep or the sandman will come and put sand in your eyes

Dont drop crumbs or you'll have ants in your pants

spinfan4eva wrote:Dont swallow watermelon seeds or watermelons will grow in your stomach

Heard that one once or twice.

Miss Mary wrote:

southerngale wrote:

Miss Mary wrote:I wanted to know who they are!

The Others.

And I happen to know what you mean!!!! LOL

and these people happen to live on an island to... I was told once by my uncles friend to stab my plate and food before eating it, otherwise it would try to run away...I knew it wouldnt run away, never had, and never will, but I did it anyways for enjoyment...

Similar to the watermelon seeds, you shouldn't swallow your gum because gum couldn't be digested and eventually you'd end up with your stomach all "gummed up" and need an operation.

I used to swallow so much gum when I was a kid...and chewed my fingernails. Everyone used to say I'd get appendicitis.

I still have my appendix to this day (unless I just jinxed myself ).

You'll find out when you're older...

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