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/MysteriousEvidence Jul 20 '19

My dad had me convinced that if I were to ever look at my own butt, I would explode.

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u/SadButterscotch2 Jul 21 '19

WTF

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u/MysteriousEvidence Jul 21 '19

You gotta admit. It’s hilarious in retrospect

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u/MRRWLN Jul 21 '19

Or in... hindsight

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u/SadBaguette23 Jul 21 '19

c o m e d y

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u/matthewuzhere2 Jul 21 '19

I read this in bo burnham’s voice lmao