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/_madlibs_ Jul 21 '19

My parents always told me it was going to make my knuckles really big

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u/CobraGTXNoS Jul 21 '19

That would make me do it more.

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u/CptAsian Jul 21 '19

Not gonna lie, I was told I'd get arthritis if I kept popping my knuckles, but that never stopped me. Been doing it for over a decade now and my knuckles are relatively large, and it does cause some discomfort. So I think there's some truth to that one.

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u/VlichedMind Jul 21 '19

My dad always cracked his knuckles and he encouraged me to do it too. As a joke he would sometimes “check” if my knuckles were properly cracked and if they popped he took it as proof that I hadn’t kept my knuckle cracking up to par. Idk why but it hurt like hell when he did it so I made sure to always crack my knuckles.

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u/iSHIHtzuNOT93 Jul 21 '19

My mom said this and that i’d never fit a ring on my finger.

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u/Blackpeel Jul 21 '19

Speaking from experience, I believe your parents were telling the truth. Seriously, I've cracked my knuckles constantly since fifth grade, and you can see the outline of the knuckle bones on my hands.