Comments on: 15 Warnings From Mom That You Needn’t Worry About

By: Predict 4D Numbers with the help of Child SPirits

Predict 4D Numbers with the help of Child SPirits — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:13:12 +0000

Kumantong…

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By: KunSong

KunSong — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:02:06 +0000

Haha, in singapore, we used to get stories about how cracking knuckles will cause them to swell up and how painful it will be then.

But my group of friends and I ended up cracking our knuckles everyday just to see when it will swell up. Apparently it is just a myth, lol.

But that’s in singapore, how bout other countries?

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:45:51 +0000

I think there’s some correlation in coffee drinking and growth. Kids need a good night’s sleep to grow up (not just the number of hours but the quality of the sleep), and drinking coffee prevents it.

By: d'glenn

d'glenn — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:50:54 +0000

re: comment 12: The impression I got was that Andrew was deliberately contrasting eyestrain/fatigue (which will be affected by too much/too little ambient light, with different people desiring different amounts) with eye damage/injury (which the mythbusting addressed). The wrong amount of light or the wrong direction relative to the telly or computer, may not hurt my eyes, but it will make my eyes hurt. re: comments 16 & 24: When I have eczema problems, it's almost always during winter, but I'm pretty sure it has to do with how dry the air is and/or changes in handwashing habits, not temperature per se. Washing a lot more dishes than usual in between working on a project with lots of exposure to housedust or chalk dust will mess up my skin a lot more than being cold does. (As for rhinoviri, does dry air and the resulting irritation to mucous membranes increase susceptibility? If so, then I'd expect to see colds increase in winter even among people who never venture out into the cold.)

By: Uly

Uly — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:00:40 +0000

“Why else would you get colds more often in the winter?”

Matt, maybe because we spend more time in stuffy rooms with lots of other people than outside in the fresh air? In the summer, we’re out and about, and the windows are open. In the winter, we’re inside, and all those germs have more chances to reach us.

As for your eczema, I might suggest you have an allergy? There are any number of allergens which are more common in winter, again, because we’re inside and exposed to them more.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 22 May 2007 19:36:34 +0000

Bloody Mary – while I agree with the need to consult a professional for many personal health/lifestyle decisions, I think we ought to encourage people to take more responsibility for their own decisions, not less, and following that, we ought to welcome writers and bloggers who are willing to help us explore information. Everyone has a motive and a filter, even “professionals”. The more people are encouraged to view themselves as the authorities of their own lives, the more that responsibility and confidence will result. It is when we shirk responsibility or uncritically put our implicit trust in someone else that corruption and deception result – but this can happen with blogs or “professionals” (in fact, the ones in power – professionals – are often more susceptible to corruption because money, power and prestige are on the line). Professional opinion is essential, but this doesn’t ever absolve the individual’s right and duty to make their own decision. Ririan and other similarly thoughtful bloggers have just as much value as any perceived standard authority source – because ultimately it is up to us, the readers, to do the leg work and decide what is accurate.

By: Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary — Tue, 22 May 2007 19:08:40 +0000

#6 – They may not react, but I’m sure they notice. However, if your accident is very severe, it’s not really going to matter, as you may very well mess yourself when it happens.

#8 – A friend’s child has been drinking coffee since he was 6mo old. He looks six years old (in terms of height and mass). His calendar age: 8 (2 months until he turns 9).

No matter how much effort this guy may put into this information, the best way to find out the truth about anything is by asking a professional – not a professional blogger.

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By: 81st Carnival of Healing | Holism

81st Carnival of Healing | Holism — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:51:25 +0000

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By: Naser

Naser — Thu, 17 May 2007 04:49:34 +0000

Heh “It will fall off”…I wonder if kids these days are dumb enough to let them be discovered while touching themselves..So how can mothers get to this point of say?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:28:38 +0000

Very cute list. My 5 year old heard about #1 from her grandparents and utterly believes it. But she still likes to go out in the cold without her jacket. That’s kids for you.

By: We Love Baby! » Don’t listen to your mother

We Love Baby! » Don’t listen to your mother — Sat, 12 May 2007 19:28:12 +0000

[...] I came across this list of fifteen warnings your mother might have given you (or that you’ve told your own children) that are not quite the pearls of wisdom she made them out to be. The first warning is one that I confirmed as false with our pediatrician early on — you can’t get a cold from being in the cold. Number nine was a sentiment, however, that would have fit right in in our house. As long as we didn’t break anything else, we were pretty much allowed to try and kill ourselves any which way. [...]