Things Your Grandma Told You

[KillarneyRose]

When I was little, my grandma told me stories that influence me to this day. For example, I always keep my hair back in a ponytail when I am using the electric beater because some little girl once got her hair stuck in an electric beater and it scalped her.

I always jump off an escalator in plenty of time because of the little girl who got her toes amputated when she didn't get off of the escalator in time and they slid under the plate.

I try not to let my kids leave the house with their hair wet because some little girl once did that and, of course, she succombed to pneumonia shortly thereafter. BTW, I'm not sure WHO these little girls are; friends of friends maybe? Or maybe it's just one scalped little girl with no toes who caught pneumonia because her hairless head was exposed to the chilly air?

Oh, and I never, ever eat the white part between the rind and the pink part of the watermelon because it'll give me a bad case of the stuchies (the Polish version of The Runs).

Any words of wisdom from your Grandmas?

[squirrely girl]

the only ones i can remember off the top of my head are

- a man's expensive gifts come with a price
- never sew on sundays
- its bad luck to kill a spider indoors

and of course the wet hair one...

- marissa

[honeychile]

My father's mother was old-fashioned Swiss, the type that was SO thrifty, the one time she gave me a cookie, she charged my daddy a nickel! Let's be kind and say I didn't learn much from her.

Even though my mother's mother died before I was born, her advice was repeated to me by my mother a gazillion times.

Never leave the house without enough money to make a phone call - you never completely know if the man is a gentleman!

If you end up in the hospital with not-fresh panties, the nurses will assume you're not a nice girl and you won't receive proper treatment.

It takes so little to be kind. Combine that with Politeness is to do and say/The kindest thing in the kindest way.

And lastly (for now!), never let a man see you in hair curlers. Ever. Even if you're married. I was never permitted to come to the breakfast table as a teenager in hot rollers, because my father would have seen me in rollers!

[aggieAXO]

Be nice to your mother, she is the only one you will have.

and the panties one

[DeltAlum]

From my Grandmother when I was in Junior High -- Don't worry, women are like street cars, another one will always come along.

[UKDaisy]

My grandmommy was a flapper through and through. So she had lots of good stories to tell.......

- A woman should never let a man dictate her life.
- Be who you are, and who you want to be.
- Always look like a lady and always look nice. Never leave the house without some sort of makeup. *I live by this one!*
- A lady should know how to dance.
- Make the day count for something.
- Surround yourself with good girlfriends.

I loved my grandmommy!

[tinydancer]

My grandmother always said put your makeup on before you get dressed. If someone is waiting for you, they will wait for you to get dressed - they won't wait for you to put your face on!

Words to live by, I tell ya!

[Glitter650]

My grandma always said "any cat can have kittens"


She also said that ladies wear pantyhose.

[absoluteZChi]

My Grandmother on my father's side was my favorite and I was her favorite...and eveyone knew it!

Some things she told me are still with me, other are just nuts...and I share both with everyone.

The one's I still believe:

-No girl should have a boyfriend until she knows how to cook, wash clothes and be able to take care of herself.

-You don't need a man. Anything you need, YOU can do/get yourself.

-Shut the door behind you...do you live in a barn?

-When walking with a man, make sure he is on the outside of the the street, closer to the traffic...if its the other way around, you look like he's selling you, and that's disrespectful.

-Don't sleep with your shoes by your head, you will have bad dreams

-If a baby has the hiccups, but a red string on their forehead.

- Don't leave the house with wet hair.

- "Sana, Sana....


and HER all time favorite:...

-"You're not happy unless I hit you at least once a day!"



The ones I think are just WAY OUT THERE:

-To cure a sore neck, Take your partners dirty underwear and wear it around your neck at night. In the morning your neck will be better....

-If you swallow your gum, it will turn into a worm and live on everything you eat.

-When your feet fall asleep, its really the devil poking you. To "make him stop" you must make the sign of the cross on the bottom of your feet until it goes away....

-Don't play with your dolls before you go to sleep or they will come to life and steal your breath.



I'm sure there are more, but this is what I can remember for right now...yes, my Grandma was strange, but I loved her soo much, and miss her everyday.

[WCUgirl]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose

I always jump off an escalator in plenty of time because of the little girl who got her toes amputated when she didn't get off of the escalator in time and they slid under the plate.

Thread about this actually happening.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by AXiD670
Thread about this actually happening.

Yikes! I bet my grandma's up there right now saying, "See? I told you so!!!"

[moe.ron]

My grandma told me to never support Manchester United.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by moe.ron
My grandma told me to never support Manchester United.

Your grandma is very wise!

[KillarneyRose]

Oh, I forgot one:

If you do the Sign of the Cross in a Protestant church, your hand will fall off!

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by honeychile
Your grandma is very wise!

Yes she is. She told me that if any of her grandkids shows up in a Man U jersey, she will disown them. I hope she was joking. She's a diehard Manchester City fan.