Seven Old Wives Tales You Probably Still Live By

From the time we were young children, we’ve heard our moms, grandmas, aunties, neighbors, all of the “older folk” gave us life lessons on things we should never do and the odd consequences. “Don’t buy a man shoes, he’ll walk out of your life!” Or God-forbid you split the pole while walking with others!

Some of the old wives tales we used to hear were debunked as we matured. However, we can all admit a few slipped through the cracks and have resonated with us ever since. Here are seven old wives tales we don’t want to admit we believe:

It’s bad luck to open an umbrella indoors. We don’t know why we just know it’s true so don’t do it!

Setting your purse on the ground signifies brokeness. It’s debatable if putting your purse on the ground means you will go broke or you already are broke, but ladies the know of this tale is to NEVER put your bags on the ground. Lap only!

Dreaming of fish means someone close to you is pregnant. That dream is probably ranked top 3 worst dream stories to hear from a friend. So far, it seems to be a pretty accurate baby detector throughout the generations.

Palms itching? Money is either coming or going, depending on which palm. Right means money’s coming. Left means money going. DJ Infamous confirmed that in 2012 with his joint “Itchin’.”

If your parents used to tell you sitting too close to the tv will make you blind, they weren’t lying…back then. Back in the day, TVs emitted more than 100,000 times more radiation. But still, this is surely a wives tale that will be told to children until the end of technology.

If you’re ears start ringing, someone is talking about you. This has obviously never been proven, but we like that it gives us a false sense of acknowledgment for a moment.

Swallowing gum takes at least seven years to digest. Even though it actually digests immediately like everything else, it doesn’t hurt to still use a little scare tactic with our kids.

What are some old wives tales that you’ve heard or still believe in?