Here’s a list of things you’re told when you’re a kid that you come to find out later are wrong, or just plain stupid:
*Eating uncooked cookie dough, which contain raw eggs, could allow you to contract salmonella poisoning
*Drinking 8 glasses of water a day is too much, you only need 4
*8 hours of sleep a night is too much, you only need roughly 6 at best
*If you sit too close to the television, it will NOT ruin your eyes, staring into the sun will
*If you make that face, it won’t get stuck like that, and if it DOES, you can make some good money in a circus
*Eating before swimming does NOT make you cramp up, it’s some myth mothers made up to CONTROL their children
*When your parents say, “We’ll love you no matter what you do or become”, tell them you’re gay and THEN see how much they love you
*You CAN’T be anything you want when you grow up, you are stuck in a sh*tty job you’ll hate depending on the grades you acquire
*Education is NOT the most important thing in the world…SURVIVING is!
*A stork does not bring children, a fairy does not bring teeth, and the court of law does not bring justice
*They will NOT tell you things when you’re “older”
*Masturbation is NOT dirty…sh*tting on a salad bar at Fresh Choice is
*It doesn’t matter who you vote for, they’re ALL going to screw up and piss you off SOMEHOW
*NOBODY is pure colorblind in regards to race
*Experimentation (drugs, sex, w/e) is NOT wrong, it’s a part of growing up and defining who you are, and how you carve your identity out for yourself
I was gonna throw in, “Not just ANYBODY could be president” but I realized Bush was in office, so…yeah, kinda defeats the purpose. Also, just a sidenote, parents should spend way more time watching who their kids hang out with and not what music they listen to or TV shows they watch that they think may be causing a “bad influence”. I’m 18 and I’m already a better parent than half I’ve ever met.
m@rk
