Things our parents told us

If you eat watermelon seeds, you'll grow watermelons out of your ears.
Eat your crusts and you'll grow curly hair.
Don't swallow bubble gum. It'll stay in your stomach for many, many years.
Don't sit too close to the TV, you'll get square eyes.
Eat lots of carrots, they'll help you see in the dark and you'll have perfect eyesight.

Lol I got the carrot one. My mother would say "have you ever seen a rabbit wear glasses?"

I got the eat your crusts and you will get curly hair and the if you sit too close to the TV you will go blind..Oh and Babies came from hospitals..

Haha! I know. I ate so many carrots and still do. They're one of my staples. Needless to say, I got glasses in Year 4 and I still have to wear them. Too much reading, perhaps?

Nothing. But haven't you ever seen/heard that many kids hate eating crusts? It's a very common thing, at least here in Australia. I don't know why that one was ever used on me. I never had a problem with crusts. I thought they were the best bit.

All this crust talk just makes me think of Bill Nye the Science Guy. That Richie kid wasted so much bread.

I don't really know. I do know that lots of people who don't have curly hair want curly hair. And that many of those who do have curly hair don't want it. I thought this was a worldwide phenomenon. I didn't know it was specifically Australian.

If so I should move to Australia. lol

AHHHHH!! (Now we're pulling out our curly hair!)

So WhIcH iS iT down yonder?!

This "Eat your crusts and you'll get curly hair" thing is becoming more of an enigma!!

My dad would tell us that if we wouldnt behave, hed take us to the kid drop off box before he left us : p One time my older brother challenged him on it, saying it didnt exist. So my dad drove us to his work place, took him out of the car, and carried him over to their dumpster assuring him it existed : p

He didnt put him into it, of course. He worked in a factory, that would have been dangerous. But he did carry him over to it : p

My grandma used to have alot of issues with my little brother, who as children was the worst behaved out of all of us. So anytime hed start to cause trouble, shed say "maybe its time you had a visit with Mr. Corner, hes been missing you". He didnt like having to stand in the corner, so that often worked with him : p

Biggest one of all Santa Claus

If you don't drink the milk from your cereal bowl, Bessie the cow will come and trample you.

I was only like 5 years old!

This thread is funny. Keep them coming.

If you keep crossing your eyes...they'll get stuck that way.

I've been trying to remember if I ever heard any of these types of things growing up and I can't recall that I did. My folks never even went along with the Santa Claus story. I can remember though that when I would stay with my Grandma and would act inappropriately, which was most of the time, I'd be told to go to my room and find my personality. I'm still looking for that darned thing.