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My Mama Said, Cymplified!

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just sayin’…

I’m sure our moms have statements that they always repeat to us as we grow up. Here are a few reminders that I remember being told:

• Finish every single bit of rice on your plate lest you get a pock-faced husband.
• Don’t shower after eating a meal, you might get appendicitis.
• Kissing the dog/cat can cause asthma.
• Eating lots of squash could give you a good eyesight.
• Sleeping while your hair is wet will make you go blind.
• Towels need to be changed after three days of usage.
• Expired or moldy foods can sometimes still be consumed.

Sometimes, I wonder if the consequences will really happen if I just go ahead and do the don’ts.

So far, I didn’t go blind when I slept while my hair was wet. There was one time I ate lots and lots of squash, but still, I got poor eyesight. I think I just got really fat.

I was afraid of getting a pock-faced husband, though, so I finish every grain of rice on my plate. And then it became a habit.

I don’t understand why showering could cause appendicitis, though. It’s not like I’m going to jump up and down while taking a bath. I don’t know, but I do this, and sometimes I dance a bit in the shower, too. Heehee!

I love cats and dogs, but I take care not to kiss them now since I thought I had asthma before, but I am not really sure. Also, I now think they are dirtier than I expect them to be and I am scared I might inhale the fur.

If I had many, many towels and if laundering were inexpensive, yeah, I’d change them every three days, I suppose.

Moldy breads, they’re still OK, I just remove the affected parts. Is that not being wasteful? Or is it being psycho? I didn’t get tummy aches from that, yet.

What about you? What are some things that your dear mom always says that affect your everyday life? Do share what your mama said!

About ceemee

I'm a blessed child of God, a wife and a mother to three.
I love reading, writing, and creating poems that rhyme.
I also draw my thoughts down on paper with glee.
I learn, laugh, sing and play with my kids most of the time.

Comments

  2. Nicole P. says

    have you ever heard about the one wherein you have to NOT take a bath for 3-4 weeks after giving birth kasi mabibinat ka?? Cause of all the things, I felt it was the most absurd. Imagine no baths for 3-4 WEEKS!!! dyusko hahaha

    • ceemee says

      It sounds grabe I know, but I went through that three times, kasi I have three kids. It’s the norm for us Chinese to not take a month for a whole month after giving birth.

  3. Nicole says

    My mom tends to believe in these things, but it hasn’t affected our everyday lives. There was one instance though after I gave birth, my mom and my tita wanted to make “pausok” to me, meaning they would have me stand with a basin with hot water and leaves under me para hindi ako mabinat. They called me into the room and it was all set up and I was like WTF I’m not doing that! I was so upset and we actually fought about it. Crazy!
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  4. darlina says

    “huwag tahiin ang damit na nakasuot sa yo… hubarin muna ito… kung hindi masi-CS ka kapag nanganak ka.”

    coincidentally I was a CS when I gave birth 🙂