Dear Boys,

The world we live in is full of myths, taboos and other old wives’ tales on how things should be or should not be done. For me, I asked a group of friends over Facebook, and they came up with some really original ones.

Erena

• “Don’t consume mutton if preggers . Like the baby might get epilepsy or fits in future.”
• “They kept saying to drink Soya milk and bird nest so that the baby will become really fair .”
• ” Like if u take chicken feet , your feet will become really strong . Does it work that way ?”

Agnes

• “Also k not consume too much bird nest, or else the baby would prone to asthma or coughing.”

Flo

• “Avoid colas too during lactation…it will affect the infant. Real story not mine tho!”

Jason

• “Leaving bits of rice in your rice bowl after a meal will cause your future spouse to have lots of acne and pockmarks.”
• “bad luck to open an umbrella indoors.”
• “Shaving a baby’s head and eyebrows will ensure that the hair will grow back thick and luscious.”

Yvonne

• “One old myth: During pregnancy, don’t sweep the bed floor right underneath the bed… Baby will have lots of hair… Seriously I worry about those who believed this… Hygiene and cleanliness are more important…”

Gracia

• “Never look at ugly people or monkeys and dogs during pregnancy. Heard from old folks”

Dawn

• “Always comment n say how you like your baby’s facial features to be during pregnancy period n the truth will happen.”

Matthew

• “Never paint or Knock your wall during pregnancy? Don’t try ya..”
• “Never use scissor on the bed during pregnancy “
• “Never fix wiring , ( I did ), then seriously Elias had his umbilical cord haywired. “

Samantha
“Don’t tickle the baby’s feet or he/she will be afraid to walk”
“Don’t say “wah baby you are getting heavy”. Will induce jealousy from the evil spirits”

Melody

• “When baby suck his/her toe, u r he/she is going to have a bro/sis soon.. lol”

Olivia

• “Don’t use anything sharp to cut on the bed when pregnant….. If not, the child will have cleft lips”
• “Never wash hair and have the fan blowing on oneself within the first month after one has given birth, or you will have wind in your body (Tao Hong…lol)”

Kwee Huat Wee

• “Do not let the young eat fish roe, otherwise they would grow up poor in their calculation.”

So there you have it, I’m sure the list is not exhaustive and in your time, you might have heard of new new ones, or some of these might stay to your time! Do add your own to this list and everyone can have a good time learning from it!
( Thanks to all contributors from #1303, you know who you are!)

Posted Dec 20, 2015