Things your mother said that you never believed when you were younger.

Where babies come from!

My mother had, what we thought, strange ideas which we all laughed at, but now even my daughter often says ‘Nanny wasn’t so wrong was she’.

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'Our radio won't receive Radio Luxemburg.' Evil woman!

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'Our radio won't receive Radio Luxemburg.' Evil woman!

If you play with matches in the evening, you’ll wet your bed. I did regardless.

Bbevan I wish there was a laugh out loud emoji.

My mother told me I was never to show a man my shoulders !!. No other parts were mentioned. This has caused me a lot of problems over the years.

"Dad where is such and such". It was always up in Granny's room behind the clock

Wearing masks outside in winter then to keep us warm might become a ‘thing’!

Wrap up warm or you will catch a cold.
Scientists have found now we're more likely to catch infections with a cold mouth and nose than with a warm mouth and nose. Apparently germs attach and multiply faster to cold facial areas.

My mother changed her tune to suit the way the wind blew (or the other way just to be contentious) so I never listened to her if I could help it!

B9exchange, no, my piano teacher was male!
I would so love to be able to make music now.

Our mum said the same Funnygran but we told her it was an old wives tale so she said, "Oh, all right then," and let us get on with it.

She didn't give much advice as she let us make our own mistakes but one thing she said was, "Your sins will find you out," which I took as meaning that they'll rise up to bite you.

That was in reply to funnygran

Oh my God I was told the same thing was also told stay away from boys

Yes, 'This too shall pass'. It was one of my mothers favourite expressions when any of us were having a bad time. And over the years I've found it to be true.

Sorry, haven't read them all:

If the wind changes, your face will stick like that!

AuntyFlo, did you have my piano teacher? I too was whacked over the knuckles with a ruler for looking at my hands when playing. And she had the most awful BO too!

My daughter said exactly the same thing biba70

Lavazza1st

Ne'er cast a clout before May is out.

I was thinking exactly this!

I was always told, when there was a thunderstorm, it was the old woman who lived in heaven moving her furniture round and putting the lights on. I never believed a word of it!
I'm still scared of thunderstorms.

Yes there was a discussion about liberty bodice last week. I wore one in the 60s it was very bulky.

I had to wear a vest and a bodice! Does anyone else remember them?

biba70