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10 ‘Taboos’ Our Parents Told Us When We Were Kids And The Rationale Behind Them
Being the responsible adult in charge is no easy task. To remain as the captain in control of the ship, you need to have the skill of giving instructions to your subordinates and ensuring that they get the job done the correct way.
Now imagine that your subordinates are those ranging from the terrible twos to rebellious teens! To say that it is difficult to deal with them is totally an understatement.
Scary tales have been a form of tool to keep these young ones from misbehaving themselves. It is a method that has been utilised from one generation to another. It really is a trick that never gets old!

We are pretty sure that you have come across some – if not all – of them before! With that, we have listed down some of the common ones along with the rationale behind them. Check ‘em out!
1. “If you eat the seed of a fruit, a tree of that said fruit will grow in your stomach”
There were also those who took it to the next level by saying that the branches will come out of your ears! Gasp, was Groot born this way?
2. “If you don't finish your rice, the rice will cry in the middle of the night”
There is even a story about this. Geez! Another different version we've heard is that if you don't finish your rice, your future spouse will have a lot of pimples.
3. “If you sit on the pillow, an abscess will grow on the skin of your butt”
The horror is real if you had ever seen how one looks like! Yup, it doesn't sound fun.
4. “If you sing while you’re in the kitchen, you will get married to an old person”
Apparently, kitchen karaoke is not encouraged back in the day.
5. “Eat only at one spot. If not, when you get married, you and your spouse will live far away from each other”
Long distance relationships can be quite a challenge back then, considering there was no Facetime, there was no e-mail and there definitely wasn't a telco that would give you free unlimited calls.
6. “When you lie down on your stomach, don't put your leg(s) up. Doing so will make your mother pass away in the near future”
Some even claim that if you move your legs around whilst in the said position, the effect will take place much sooner. Sorry mom, for we have sinned.
7. “If you keep making funny faces, it will eventually get stuck that way”
For the most extreme of cases, your parents probably showed you a list of those who did in the past and had their faces stay permanently that way.
8. “If you whistle in the evening, you're inviting snakes into the house”
Don’t you dare whistle in the house past 3pm, unless you want to get smacked by your parents!
9. “Don’t eat from chipped plates for if you do, when you have a child, he/she will be born with cleft lip”
When we were younger, we probably didn't know what cleft lip meant, but that didn't stop our parents from scaring us. Chipped plates could lead to serious harm.
10. “Don’t sew on an outfit while wearing it. If you do so, you’ll not live long”
Probably told to scare us from touching their beloved sewing machine. Also probably 'cos they don’t approve of your attempt at the impromptu-runway-sewing-style.
11. “Don’t point at the rainbow for if you do, stump fingers you shall have”

Well, at the end of the day, despite getting spooked by the elderlies with their ‘warnings’ because we were so gullible back then (pfft!), it is nice to know that they were all said and done for our own good. Plus, you wouldn’t want to risk it, would you?
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