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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. “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