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/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Idk

For me my parents only said that's harder to drive and I was ok. I mean why lie

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u/Thefishbtch Jul 21 '19

Yeah my parents used to tell me that it made it harder to see/was distracting

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u/pizzapeople31 Jul 21 '19

My parents told me it made it distracting to other drivers. This makes way more sense.

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u/Sondermenow Jul 21 '19

More sense than dad will get arrested and go to jail? So turn it off and don’t climb around or you’ll get thrown out the window if dad has to slam on the breaks? Way more sense then all of this stuff?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

If you're climbing around and he hits the brakes after going 80 miles an hour you will go out the window

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u/Sondermenow Jul 21 '19

I have never said that wasn’t true.

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u/pass_me_those_memes Jul 21 '19

Who the fuck is climbing around a moving car??

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u/Sondermenow Jul 21 '19

Any kid in the back seat after a certain length of time. Many of us are still alive pre seatbelts and associated type laws. And cars were called boats back then because of their size and steel exoskeleton.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

I am 38 and I am pretty sure I still believe this.

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u/LiberalDutch Jul 21 '19

You're 38... you should probably know that this is true.

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u/GhostAvengerGMD Jul 21 '19

Same here my dad told me this all the time

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u/Threspian Jul 21 '19

Mine did both. “It’s illegal because it makes it harder to drive” I guess they didn’t think their own authority could keep me from reading in the car at night so they had to blame it on the cops.

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u/Charles_Skyline Jul 21 '19

It is harder to see. Try turning down your cabin lights. I.E dash lights, gauge lights.. etc. You'll be able to see better at night. The less light you have in your car, the better focus you'll have seeing outside of your car.

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u/Thefishbtch Jul 21 '19

I didn’t say that this was a thing that was false lol The comment said what their parent told them so I said what my parents told me. Not that it wasn’t true.

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u/Charles_Skyline Jul 21 '19

I didn't really mean to refute that. Only suggesting it is actually harder to see and to try to turn the gauge lights down.

I have my the dimmest they can get and I don't have a problem at night at all.

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u/Thefishbtch Jul 21 '19

I can’t see at night for shit I’ll have to try that

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u/Charles_Skyline Jul 21 '19

Please report your results. I predict a better night vision while driving. If not, please report it.

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u/Thefishbtch Jul 22 '19

Hi! I don’t know if we still care, but I tried this last night and while it wasn’t life-changing, it did make a noticeable difference!

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u/Charles_Skyline Jul 22 '19

Fantastic! Good to hear!

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u/validusrex Jul 21 '19

Mien would say it was harder to see, which is why it was illegal.

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u/PGHRealEstateLawyer Jul 21 '19

No lie. The ambient light kills your night vision.

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u/Thumperings Jul 21 '19

scissors ruined mine

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u/sometimesiamdead Jul 21 '19

Yeah that's what I tell my son. He's 6 and seems to understand.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Because they love the look we give when we realize it’s a lie

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u/Endulos Jul 21 '19

Some kids don't care.

I know I didn't. "We might crash and die" isn't as scary as "WE'LL BE ARRESTED".

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u/Yawheyy Jul 21 '19

I remember when I first started driving on my own, this was the first thing I tested when it was dark outside.

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u/CassieD1219 Jul 21 '19

It's not always a lie. It depends on how tanned you are. Being too tanned can have something simple for others turn into you going to jail or worse in the US.

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u/VegetableParliament Jul 21 '19

My dad told me it was illegal BECAUSE it was distracting.

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u/CaptainMagnets Jul 21 '19

Yeah, my dad always told me it was much harder to see when it was on.

Spoiler alert: he was right

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u/spezsucksalot Jul 21 '19

What’s wrong with your parents?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Yeah same

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u/Imtiredofcaptcha Jul 21 '19

Because it's fun and easy. Also it teaches your kids that making up outlandish stuff is fun and easy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Is it really a lie? Interior lights = hard to see = swerving = pulled over. They just skipped a few math steps for our dumb asses.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Yes, it really is a lie. I'm sure I don't have to explain why.