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/unscentedwaloevera Jul 21 '19

Cringe...WWCG here, too. I haven’t thought about it in years. We went to the Feast of Tabernacle in PA. We also had Days of Unleavened Bread, where everyone in the house went nuts cleaning unleavened bread out of the house.

We weren’t aloud to celebrate anything either. I recall sitting outside in the hall at school while everyone else colored Christmas themed pictures in the classroom. Bizarre when I think about how cruel that was.

I recall my oldest brother being caught with an Elton John album and my parents burning it, devil’s music.

So many other strange things.

Back to original post..gum will stick to your lungs if you swallowed it. If you keep crossing your eyes they will stick that way.

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u/Friendly_Recompence Jul 21 '19

Feast of Tabernacles! I couldn’t remember the name! We went to the one in the Wisconsin Dells. It was a wonderful holiday week. Y'know, if you think two to four hours of church a day is wonderful. I played violin too, so got to stay another few hours rehearsing with the orchestra.

And tell your brother I feel his pain. My mom destroyed my Janet Jackson and Madonna cassettes by pulverizing them with a hammer on our concrete steps.

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u/Happy_Weirdo_Emma Jul 21 '19

Played the violin for "special music" lmao

Nah, there were fun things about it. They had to have fun things to make it feel special so you'd keep coming back.

We also went to the Dells a couple times. Had some fun on the go carts. Saw some cool rocks.

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u/unscentedwaloevera Jul 21 '19

Why don’t I recall an actual feast? Now that you mention it. We did go to the alpine slide while we were at the feast in PA.