21 Bogus Parenting Myths We Learned Growing Up

1.

“You have to wait 30 minutes after eating before you go back in the pool, otherwise you'll get cramps and drown.” - u/primitivedreamer

2.

"Mom always said ‘your face will stick like that’ if we were making goofy faces.” - u/Biscuit_452

3.

“Turning on the interior light in the back seat will cause us to immediately crash and die or go straight to prison.” - u/fidelkastro

4.

“If you do not eat your carrots you will go blind.” - u/4evernquisitive

5.

“Cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis. Not true at all.” - u/1980pzx

6.

“Hair grows back faster/thicker after you shave it for the first time.” - u/deqb

7.

"All meat must be cooked well done.” - u/TigerTownTerror

8.

“Going to church every Sunday or high holiday makes you a good person. It does not.” - u/LowkeyPony

9.

“If you have tattoos, you hate your mother..” - u/mallemm3346

10.

“Gender roles in general. For example, women have to take care of the home/children, and men have to work.” - u/StarryExplosion

11.

“Apparently, cold causes illness. Not bacteria or viruses, cold.” - u/BaaaaL44

12.

“You should never eat at a table with both elbows on the table.” - u/Potential-Ad-3073

13.

“Being obedient is the same as being a good person.” - u/yeetgodmcnechass

14.

“You have to eat everything on your plate.” - u/gaussianDoctor

15.

“I was allergic to sand.” - u/Aperture_Kubi

16.

“I always must stick to my decisions.” - u/GroundMain1872

17.

“Being rich and thin are more important than anything else.” - u/RunRevolutionary9019

18.

“That showing emotional vulnerability is weakness and must be avoided in romantic relationships at all cost.” - u/EJ_grace

19.

“I can be anything I want to be.” - u/Sufficient_Ad_182

20.

“You have to worry about what everyone else thinks of you.” - u/getbackoldme

21.

“Thoroughly wash dishes before putting them into the dishwasher. Such a waste of time, water, and energy.” - u/Finchoyd

22.

“Don’t speak unless spoken to. Now, everywhere I work and go, people always ask me why I don’t talk.” - u/cassiiii

23.

“I had to forgive everyone no matter what they did to me.” - u/scarlettxchloe_luv

24.

“Work hard and your job will reward you.” - u/Riajnor

25.

“My dad once told me if I ate the stuff inside a glow stick, I would become a dragon. I didn’t become a dragon.” - u/Regular-Country420