tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post8959046387550355503..comments2024-03-29T16:23:14.210+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Unchallenged Truths we Learn in ChildhoodElephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-170066571339593012016-12-09T08:33:03.415+11:002016-12-09T08:33:03.415+11:00Kim: Widdershins is new to me. Love it. And I t...Kim: Widdershins is new to me. Love it. And I too have curly hair, smile often, and rarely watch the box.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-76233510010333760062016-12-08T21:17:02.073+11:002016-12-08T21:17:02.073+11:00Your post and many of the comments brought back so...Your post and many of the comments brought back some hilarious memories. Eating crusts was curly hair for me too. I was also told that if I was making a funny face when the wind changed direction it would stay that way, I can't find anyone else calling it widdershins though - someone would just say 'widdershins' and we'd stop pulling faces, or we'd stop looking cross or miserable. And what about 'square eyes' from watching too much TV. Actually those three things are funny ones to have mentioned as I have curly hair, I smile a lot and I don't watch TV. Kimhttp://www.lirralirra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-41507072569293965622016-12-08T15:32:22.169+11:002016-12-08T15:32:22.169+11:00The Happy Whisk: Crusts of bread were supposed to...The Happy Whisk: Crusts of bread were supposed to make our hair curly rather than our cheeks rosy. Different - and still designed to make us eat our crusts.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-40819680312068263062016-12-08T01:35:23.310+11:002016-12-08T01:35:23.310+11:00Those were fun to read, trying to think of what I ...Those were fun to read, trying to think of what I grew up with. Oh, I got one, eating the crusts of bread will make my cheeks rosey. Or is it spelled, rosy. I dunno. Either way, that's one I recall. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-29951416472815392822016-12-06T15:12:00.567+11:002016-12-06T15:12:00.567+11:00Rick Watson: That is a tragic story. The busdriv...Rick Watson: That is a tragic story. The busdriver, the other children, the family would never recover. <br />I was always aware that it 'could' happen, but it was presented as a certainty. Which fortunately it isn't.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-85149361636510097992016-12-06T09:27:17.222+11:002016-12-06T09:27:17.222+11:00I've been told some goofy things as a child, b...I've been told some goofy things as a child, but I've always been a little skeptical because I had a neighbor who often pulled my leg and then laughed at my expense.<br />But, I've never heard the ones you mentioned. <br />There was a kid here that stuck her head out a school bus window as the bus was backing up. The side of the bus scrapped a tree and the child's head was severed. True story.<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-63733638400162692942016-12-04T14:24:06.177+11:002016-12-04T14:24:06.177+11:00mail4rosey: I hope you can stop them from popping...mail4rosey: I hope you can stop them from popping into your head. I really don't want to create an earworm.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-90351697600158169032016-12-04T14:23:21.622+11:002016-12-04T14:23:21.622+11:00Vagabonde: Thank you. I didn't realise that ...Vagabonde: Thank you. I didn't realise that when you saw a spider changed the impact. Or that they liked music. They are such clever beasts I am not surprised. We also got the 'bad luck to open an umbrella indoors' one. And to this day I don't.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-18792988266353101232016-12-04T14:11:12.740+11:002016-12-04T14:11:12.740+11:00I'm sure I did grow up with some, but I can...I'm sure I did grow up with some, but I can't remember any on the spot. I'm sure for days now I'll be thinking of them here and there. :)mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-87748329448488567452016-12-04T13:50:15.777+11:002016-12-04T13:50:15.777+11:00I heard many of these while growing up in France –...I heard many of these while growing up in France – so they are international. My mother used to say not to open an umbrella indoors as it would bring me misfortune. She also said that to kill a spider was bad luck – when she saw one she would sing as mother said spiders like music – also if you saw a spider in the evening – it gave you hope but if you saw a spider in the morning it would bring sadness . Spider in French is “araignée” so “ araignée du soir: espoir, araignée du matin: chagrin.”Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-48402167763774814712016-12-04T05:42:09.251+11:002016-12-04T05:42:09.251+11:00Shammickite: A ticking spider is new to me too. ...Shammickite: A ticking spider is new to me too. As a confirmed nail biter (for years) I am surprised I didn't get that one. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-13640539062506385102016-12-03T23:49:31.179+11:002016-12-03T23:49:31.179+11:00Mum told me that biting my nails would give me wor...Mum told me that biting my nails would give me worms.<br />Eating cheese at night would give me bad dreams.<br />Never bring lilac blossoms or a peacock feather into the house, a certain bringer of bad luck.<br />And from my aunt.... if you hear a ticking spider, a family member is going to die. No idea what a ticking spider sounds like!Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-18586186442456442762016-12-03T10:01:24.162+11:002016-12-03T10:01:24.162+11:00All Consuming: I would have thought that cold wou...All Consuming: I would have thought that cold would make piles shrink and hide - much as some bits of the other gender do... And no, no piles here, for which I am grateful.<br />And yes a hot bath can be a very soothing thing.<br />The poppies one seems to be from your side of the world. I never heard it here.<br />On particularly hot nights I go to bed wet often, hoping that evaporation will cool me down enough to sleep. Hair and all. No cold has resulted.<br />The skinny one's mum used to put his pyjamas in the freezer so he could be cool enough to sleep. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-34831872209440559562016-12-03T09:52:12.908+11:002016-12-03T09:52:12.908+11:00Such a great post this, you had me thinking back a...Such a great post this, you had me thinking back a lot. And I was told all of yours including the poppy one! The piles one is because if you already have piles, but they have popped back in and calmed down, sitting on a cold or cold and damp surface irritates them and may get them running for the exit again. I have this on good authority from several sufferers. I thank the small Gods and medium sized dogs that of all the ills I've had, piles ain't (as yet) on the list. <br /><br />Ma always said a girl who's time of the month it is, was in danger (unspecified) if they had a bath during that week. I kid you not!!! Good grief!! That's when hot baths are good! <br /><br />And as someone else mentioned, over here, if you put your arm out of a car, some of the roads are so thin, and the traffic so close, you might lose a finger or too at least. Definitely a head. No heads out of windows. Going to bed with wet hair will give you a cold *nods* Xx All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-34224209705555740662016-12-03T06:10:54.735+11:002016-12-03T06:10:54.735+11:00Strayer: The not eating much/saving money later i...Strayer: The not eating much/saving money later is evil. More evil in my eyes than playing a record backward. We got a version of the hair growing faster thing. If we shaved our legs it would grow back thicker. And darker.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-19870152559172908582016-12-03T06:09:20.523+11:002016-12-03T06:09:20.523+11:00HBF: I think the drowning one was very common. A...HBF: I think the drowning one was very common. And widely believed.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-61330014623139303672016-12-03T06:08:44.752+11:002016-12-03T06:08:44.752+11:00Hilary Melton-Butcher: I almost always share my l...Hilary Melton-Butcher: I almost always share my life with at least one black cat. And somedays they walk across my path repeatedly...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-91289547520064278362016-12-03T06:07:39.041+11:002016-12-03T06:07:39.041+11:00Lee: You got the poppy one too?Lee: You got the poppy one too?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-62164432009931399382016-12-03T06:07:15.696+11:002016-12-03T06:07:15.696+11:00Nilanjana Bose: Different - and the same. All ab...Nilanjana Bose: Different - and the same. All about control. And I WOULD think that seeing a snowy owl was incredibly lucky.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-25991532987125917062016-12-03T05:46:48.023+11:002016-12-03T05:46:48.023+11:00Growing up in a religious cult, we were not allowe...Growing up in a religious cult, we were not allowed music. We were told playing a record backwards would produce secret messages from the devil. How would you play a record backwards anyhow, I would want to ask. We were also told all rock music was composed of just 3 cords and that they had been given by the devil. I used to ask also how Adam and Eve, if they had two sons, Cain and Able, if they went away to form families, who in the world did they marry? If the only other people on earth were their parents Adam and Eve. I suppose that's off subject. We were also told cutting our hair would make it grow back faster next time and that not eating enough when we were little would mean we would never have to eat much and save a lot of money down the years.Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-20255429642557634112016-12-03T05:40:40.025+11:002016-12-03T05:40:40.025+11:00Martin, that's what I learned in childhood.Martin, that's what I learned in childhood.Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-41774484385513784112016-12-03T02:10:16.242+11:002016-12-03T02:10:16.242+11:00I definitely heard about the eating then swimming ...I definitely heard about the eating then swimming and cramps and drowning! Some of the others you mentioned were new to me though-interesting too :o)HBFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338445335742876196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-76754138859150357762016-12-03T00:29:07.316+11:002016-12-03T00:29:07.316+11:00Hi EC - the old wives' tales we had ... walkin...Hi EC - the old wives' tales we had ... walking under a ladder, having a black cat walk in front of one, all the countryside tales ... so many ... wonderful post and full of excellent replies ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66283454006414467732016-12-02T22:40:03.927+11:002016-12-02T22:40:03.927+11:00Oh, yes....all of the above and many others! lol...Oh, yes....all of the above and many others! lolLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-14599280568758970902016-12-02T20:23:34.802+11:002016-12-02T20:23:34.802+11:00OMG, we have an abundance of these where I come fr...OMG, we have an abundance of these where I come from. I remember being told all my teenhood and early adult life about how the ghosties and ghoulies would get me if I left my hair loose after dark (had long hair then). And not to eat fruit after nightfall, would give me indigestion...and not to sleep with my head in the north or was it south? brain would fry or something...don't sit on pillows or you'd get boils on your bum...loads about cats being omens too...and other animals...seeing a snowy owl was incredibly lucky (because the goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and grace, rides a snowy owl)...lost count now of these 'superstitions.'Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.com