Thread: Things Told as Children... Not So?

my parents always told me that eating candy/cookies before dinner would ruin my appetite, I figured out that they just wanted all the candy/cookies for themselves.

also that Jesus is our lord and savior

Originally Posted by OldManRiver

my parents always told me that eating candy/cookies before dinner would ruin my appetite, I figured out that they just wanted all the candy/cookies for themselves.

also that Jesus is our lord and savior

eating candy/cookies completely ruins my appetite..

Originally Posted by OldManRiver

my parents always told me that eating candy/cookies before dinner would ruin my appetite, I figured out that they just wanted all the candy/cookies for themselves.

I never, ever, EVER lose my appetite, so that saying never applied to me. I could eat a whole shitload of candy and cookies and such, and then still want a lot of dinner to eat.

Also, another reason that statement is completely bogus is that the healthy way to eat is to have snacks in between meals. Otherwise you're just starving yourself without reason.

The funny thing is, I've never lost my appetite from sweets, but I lose it from ADHD pills (the condition being falsely diagnosed, I might add) which my parents are willing to pay out the nose for.

Originally Posted by Xedan

The funny thing is, I've never lost my appetite from sweets, but I lose it from ADHD pills (the condition being falsely diagnosed, I might add) which my parents are willing to pay out the nose for.

Did your doctor say it was falsely diagnosed, or you? Because your parents shouldn't still be paying for it. Sometimes I lose my appetite from depression, I don't know how/if my medication changes my appetite.

Originally Posted by DeeryTheDeer

Did your doctor say it was falsely diagnosed, or you? Because your parents shouldn't still be paying for it. Sometimes I lose my appetite from depression, I don't know how/if my medication changes my appetite.

The doctor never ran any test but instead went off the fact that I had ADHD in elementary school. And my parents put me back on it recently because I was "acting up in class", when really, I was acting like everyone else (better, on some counts) but my teacher was out to get me because I often found extremely correct flaws in her work and logic.

I told my dad how everyone in that class hates her, but he said "Oh, of course everyone hates her". And I'm not even kidding, every single one of them literally will admit, regardless of relevance to the conversation, that they hate her.

The whole "Everything will work out eventually" bullshit. I'd never share that mentality with my kids (if i have any.) Nothing works out just like that- you have to work hard and go through shit to get it to work for you. Plus, that whole love illusion where everyone will find their soulmate one day: Total lie ;/

yes, I'm bitter

Everyone please come back to this thread in ten years and let us know how being reflexively anti-authority, defensive, self-serving, and unreservedly hedonistic worked out for you

Wow almost all of these are really good.
I like this thread.
There are some obvious ones like god, santa etc.

But there are some better ones like
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.

You have to do your best in school, study hard, and get good grades to succeed."

I've thought about the sticks and stones thing before too. A few times actually. It's complete bullshit. Sticks and stones don't hurt at all, at least not for very long, unless you're a little bitch. Words hurt the most.

I don't think adults realise how confusing this is for kids, that's why I've made it my goal to never tell any of this shit to my kids, if I end up having kids that is.

I remember being hurt by something someone said once. And I thought, but but words aren't supposed to hurt are they? Coz my grandma and mum had told me that saying. It was really confusing tbh.

I also like Alric's point about the "Don't talk to strangers. Something that is mildly useful for children under the age of 6, probably scared half a generation of people into not making new friends."

And it's going to be even worse very soon with all the pedophile media hype these days.
Of course some kids see through it. I remember thinking "but how will you meet new people?" But I have no doubt it had some psychological effect on me for all the years I did believe it. It takes me ages to trust people now.

Yeah Xedan, stimulants will do that.