Old Wives Tales

Below are our 8 articles in the old wives tales' category:

Chocolate Causes Spots
Spots can be a devastating development for a teenager; right when a person is about as vulnerable as they will ever be, with the worst self image, is...
Cut Hair Grows Back Faster
“Don’t shave there- the hair will only grow back faster, darker, and thicker!” Such is the wives tale about the effects of cutting hair. Does cutting...
Do Birds Flying Into A Home Equate To Death?
Birds have long thought to be associated with otherworldly powers- not other planetary, but other worldly, as in the spirit world. Their ability to...
Kissing the Blarney Stone
The King of Munster was a hero- at least to one old woman. The story goes he rescued her from drowning in a raging river, and in return the woman...
No Coat in the Cold Causes Pneumonia
Playing out in the cold without a coat on seems to rank right up there with stealing and smart mouthing when it comes to affronts against mothers,...
Stepping on a Rusty Nail Causes Tetanus
Yet another wives tale that plagued many a mother and child is that surrounding the fear of not getting a tetanus vaccine would lead inevitably to a...
Use a Match to Remove a Tick
Finding a tick lodged in your epidermis happily feeding on your life’s blood can be a scary moment. Just the fact that an insect is drinking your...
Waiting After Eating Before Going Swimming
Summer time at the beach, lake or swimming pool is a magical time for children, but come lunch time a certain anxiety starts to set in. All the...
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