What Are Your Favorite "Old Wives Tales"?

[ILUVDXL]

I can remember my Mother telling me if I ate the crust on the bread I'd have curley hair. (well that one never worked.)

Another one was I couldn't go swimming for one hour after I ate becuase I would get cramps and drown.

 

[delikado]

My mom used to tell me not to swim right after eating, too, but I think it was because she was afraid I'd get appendicitis

But I do remember my nanny telling me that I couldn't take a shower right after eating, because the food in my stomach would turn into popcorn and explode!

My mom also told me to jump three times at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve if I wanted to grow taller... Well, I'm 5'2", so obviously that didn't work out too well!

 

[2luvbugs4disney]

I was told that if I wore a hat indoors, I'd lose my hair. Well, guess what gang. I never wore a hat indoors, and I'm slowly losing my hair! LOL

 

[lynxstch]

had 2 favorites..one was "if you laugh before breakfast..you'll cry before supper"..and if you come in one door (such as the back door) and go out another (such as a front door) you'll have company within hours!..
not sure how true they are..but she swore by them..lol!

 

[Sonya]

If I used my thumb to push food onto my fork a plant would grow out of my thumb.

If I went out with wet hair or went to bed with wet hair I would catch a cold.

 

[figmentvi]

If I crossed my eyes too much they'd stick that way.

Eating carrots would make me see in the dark.

If a bird flew into a window at your house, someone in the family would die (I had nightmares over that one !!!)