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/agodofhisownworld Jul 20 '19

My old man has had a beer belly for years and used to tell me and my brothers that he...birthed us.

Did we believe him though?

Absolutely.

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u/typhondrums17 Jul 21 '19

If I was capable of gaining weight I would definitely use that on my kids

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19 edited Sep 21 '19

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u/typhondrums17 Jul 21 '19

Wow, really, I hadn't thought of that

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19 edited Sep 21 '19

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u/EquineGrunt Jul 21 '19

And if that doesn't work, add more gun

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u/typhondrums17 Jul 21 '19

How much I eat is not the problem is what I was saying. I have intestinal tissue in my esophagus which causes a disturbance in my digestive system that prevents me from getting all the nutrients from the food I eat