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hiddenmuse) wrote2007-10-05 01:06 pm
hiddenmuse) wrote2007-10-05 01:06 pm
Lies Adults Told Me
I have a feeling that if we all wrote out the lies adults told us, we'd be here for a long-ass time! :-)
So, I'm going to share a few of the lies that I was told:
"You can't eat bay leaves because they'll tear up your stomach"
-- Unknown source. I was about 8 when this was told to me.
"Flirting will get you pregnant."
-- Friend's mom, when I was 10 years old. (Of course, there was no discussion of what would have to follow in order to get pregnant.)
"A lasagne noodle cut his stomach"
-- My mom, trying to explain why my dad was in the hospital. (Years later, I figured out that he was there because of an ulcer.)
"We're taking Curious George to the hospital"
-- My parents, when I was about 4-5 years old. (There was a recall on Curious George stuffed animals, due to lead in the paint in the "Curious George" written on his shirt.)
I'm sure that there were many others - these are the ones that I can think of now.
So, I'm going to share a few of the lies that I was told:
"You can't eat bay leaves because they'll tear up your stomach"
-- Unknown source. I was about 8 when this was told to me.
"Flirting will get you pregnant."
-- Friend's mom, when I was 10 years old. (Of course, there was no discussion of what would have to follow in order to get pregnant.)
"A lasagne noodle cut his stomach"
-- My mom, trying to explain why my dad was in the hospital. (Years later, I figured out that he was there because of an ulcer.)
"We're taking Curious George to the hospital"
-- My parents, when I was about 4-5 years old. (There was a recall on Curious George stuffed animals, due to lead in the paint in the "Curious George" written on his shirt.)
I'm sure that there were many others - these are the ones that I can think of now.
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I find myself suddenly questioning everything I hold as truth.