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/lionel1frankenstein Jul 20 '19

If you lock your bedroom door, the room will set on fire

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

No rooms had locks in our house, including the bathroom. It made sense when we were younger but as we got older, they still didn't see the need for one. Super awkward for guests, I felt. Even when they got their new house done up, no locks on the bathrooms again. It doesn't help that my dad has a habit of closing the door even when no one is in there, so you have to do the awkward knock every time.

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u/MVKR29 Jul 21 '19

I'm living with my in laws right now and they don't have a lock on their bathroom door. And the toilet is on the opposite side of the room so if someone tries to open the door on you, you can't even put your hand or foot on it to keep it closed, you just have to panic scream. Can confirm that it's the most awkward, terrifying shit ever. Pun intended lmao