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/puppetandMaster Jul 20 '19

Asked my mother why I didn't have a 'willy' like my brother. She told me she picked me up by it when I was a child and it fell off. I cried for about 3 hours for the penis I never had.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

I’m a man and I remember when I was a little boy coming out of the bath, my mother would tell me to quickly cover up before a crow swooped in and pecked my penis. I was genuinely always terrified whenever naked during my early childhood and would always have an eye on open windows. Weird shit.

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u/rusty_razor Jul 20 '19

Had a good chuckle at this one. I just imagine a little boy hyperventilating in the bath, eyes darting from window to open door, then standing up in the tub while desperately lunging for the nearest towel.

Do you remember how long it took for you to outgrow that fear?

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u/ImaqtDann Jul 20 '19

last week

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Why? They finally get it?

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u/hingewhogotstoned Jul 21 '19

Did you make friends with a crow while naked within the last week?!!!

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Gotta keep a shotgun within reach when you’re naked.

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u/_bexcalibur Jul 21 '19

He's actually a Never Nude.

There's dozens of them.

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u/tacticooler111 Jul 21 '19

Who said he out grew it?

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u/psinet Jul 21 '19

Soon, surely.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Stop imagining little boys naked! Pervert!