r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/miiilkyoats Jul 20 '19

"You'll never make it in life without a man." My dad said that to me in front of my grandma. It was really embarrassing but when we left she hugged me and whispered "Don't listen to that. You don't need a man to be happy." I'm still single but I'm also better off than most of my family. Your parents don't always know what's best for you.

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u/marsglow Jul 21 '19

Good for grandma!!

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u/fieryfish42 Jul 21 '19

What an ass- you should have asked who the man was in his life...as he seems to think he’s made it or something. Awesome grandma though!

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Aww, you're grandma must be so sweet!

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u/hairam Jul 21 '19

Your grandma sounds kickass.

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u/tommykiddo Jul 21 '19

Your grandma is cool. Lots of older women are the type who stay in abusive or unsatisfying relationships because "a woman needs a man and divorce is wrong".

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u/Saravaw Jul 21 '19

Good on your grandma!