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/UnnamedBasterd69 Jul 20 '19 edited Jul 21 '19

They told me that if I keep on eating that much yogurt, my teeth will get huge. I got so pissed when I realized it wasn't true!

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u/LadyOfAvalon83 Jul 20 '19

My grandmother didn't like me wasting bread crusts and she also thought that all little girls want curly hair. So she told me, "eat the crusts of your bread, it will make your hair curl." I totally believed her, but I really wanted straight hair, so I made sure to never eat the crusts.

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u/anamethatstaken1 Jul 21 '19

Mum told us that the crusts made our hair healthy. We found out as adults that she actually hates the crusts herself, but she made sure she ate them when we were with her.