Mom’isms Put to Bed: Your Mother’s Warnings Mythbusted!

Posted on 12 23, 2008 under The Manual, Uncategorized by reviewdad | View Comments

Mom Knows BestMom knows a lot. And she knows you. The combination of those two things makes her THE go to resource in you life for all of the info you don’t know or your partner is unsure about — how to choose a good pineapple (Answer: smell it), whether you can refreeze chicken (Answer: No), whether you were ever vaccinated against Rubella (Answer: probably)…

Yeah, she’s pretty smart but Mom doesn’t know EVERYTHING and she’s propagated some long-standing myths who’s time has come to be debunked.

Noodad.com is busting some of your mom’s warnings – we call ‘em “Mom’isms.” But because we’re in the business of providing useful info applicable to your role as sage molder of young minds, we’re also telling you what you should be telling your kids…

Mom’ism: She told you that if you swallowed your gum, it’d take 7 years for your body to digest it. Truth: The digestive system can’t break down gum and it will pass through you within 24 hours – just like yesterday’s burrito. What to Tell Your Kid: Nothing. If the only alternative to swallowing one’s gum is sticking it under the seat or spitting it out on the sidewalk, go ahead and ingest it.

Mom’ism: You have to wait an hour after you eat before going swimming or you’ll cramp up (and drown…some moms tell a more severe version of the story than others!). Truth: You’re no more likely to cramp up during swimming 10 minutes after eating as you are an hour after. What to Tell Your Kid: They’re likely to feel better if they wait awhile before doing laps…that said, don’t worry about them.

Mom’ism: Cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis. Truth: Arthritis is caused by a host of factors…mostly hereditary and related to other aspects of your health but not knuckle cracking. What to Tell Your Kid: Excessive cracking of knuckles or pulling fingers to stretch out the joints can cause you to lose grip strength. Also, it weirds girls out on dates…

Mom’ism: Chocolate causes zits. Truth: Flat out false. There’s no correlation. The biggest factors that cause breakouts are stress and skin irritation like the kind caused by excessive washing. What to Tell Your Kid: Chill out, get some sleep (sleep reduces stress) and get them some mild cleansers…ReviewDad’s mom was a big believer in Neutrogena. The stuff works wonders. Beyond that, show them your class picture from sophomore year – they’ll feel better about themselves instantly!

Mom’ism: You lose 40-50% of your heat through your head – that’s why you need to wear a hat in the winter. Truth: You lose heat proportional to the area exposed to cold air…the head isn’t special. Per square inch, you lose just as much heat through any other part of your body. What to Tell Your Kid: Ears belong on heads. Put on a hat or theirs will freeze off. And being the kid at school with no ears is worse than having hat-head in 1st period French class.

Mom’ism: Coffee stunts your growth. Truth: Again, like with the Chocolate/zits myth, flat out false. There’s no correlation between coffee drinking at a young age and interrupted growth. There are plenty of reasons to keep your kids off of Mocachinnos as long as possible including caffeine addiction and blowing through their allowance refilling their Starbucks cards but the risk that it might keep them from getting that basketball scholarship to State is not one of them. What to Tell Your Kid: Warn them that once they suckle at the sweet, sweet nectar of the java goddess Caffiena, they’ll be hooked for life unable (and unwilling) to defy her siren song.

Mom’ism: Standing in front of the microwave is bad for you. Truth: The dark screen inside the door of your microwave blocks any microwaves from reaching you. Also, microwaves are actually radio waves – a harmless kind of radiation that only heats things up – not causes cancer. What to Tell Your Kid: Nothing. But while your on the subject of do’s and dont’s involving the microwave, tin foil is a no-no (tell the story of how that Chunky bar experiment in mom’s new Litton back in ‘85 didn’t turn out so well) and that anything sticking to the walls and ceiling after their bowl of past goes POP is their responsibility to clean up.

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  • creditsolutions
    Mom is the first god and mom is everything to us. For that reason i will respect my mom to more than God.
  • creditsolutions
    Mom is the first god and mom is everything to us. For that reason i will respect my mom to more than God.
  • Mom’ism: Coffee stunts your growth. Truth: Again, like with the Chocolate/zits myth, flat out false. There’s no correlation between coffee drinking at a young age and interrupted growth. There are plenty of reasons to keep your kids off of Mocachinnos as long as possible including caffeine addiction and blowing through their allowance refilling their Starbucks cards but the risk that it might keep them from getting that basketball scholarship to State is not one of them. What to Tell Your Kid: Warn them that once they suckle at the sweet, sweet nectar of the java goddess Caffiena, they’ll be hooked for life unable (and unwilling) to defy her siren song.

    THANKS AND REGARDS
  • So a lot of these are false? Mom was lying to me all along!!
  • I love the article. Its quite nice just to read them. I remember my childhood when my Mom’ism: Chocolate causes zits. Truth: Flat out false. There’s no correlation. The biggest factors that cause breakouts are stress and skin irritation like the kind caused by excessive washing. What to Tell Your Kid: Chill out, get some sleep (sleep reduces stress) and get them some mild cleansers…ReviewDad’s mom was a big believer in Neutrogena. The stuff works wonders. Beyond that, show them your class picture from sophomore year – they’ll feel better about themselves instantly!

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  • nadinej77
    Very interesting and fun facts about momisms. My mom always says things like those LOL and i believed that when i was a child, anyways moms are still the best!
  • Good tips. One has to tackle their children by saying convincing them.
  • Roy
    Funny myths but quite interesting. These are very common things that happen in day-to-day life & one has to try to convince their children so that they don't do all these.
  • For me Arthritis is caused by a host of factors…mostly hereditary and related to other aspects of your health but not knuckle cracking it.

    Thanks and Regards
  • There are plenty of reasons to keep your kids off of Mocachinnos as long as possible including caffeine addiction and blowing through their allowance refilling their Starbucks cards but the risk that it might keep them from getting that basketball scholarship to State is not one of them.

    Thanks and Regards
  • there are radical advices out of over-protectiveness may not have a hundred percent guarantee of being true, but the love behind those favors and commands are definitely 100% pure.
    Thanks and Regards
  • I admire their meticulous care that may sometimes feel nagging, but in reality they are only intended for our own safety.she definitely does even if she's not telling all the time that she knows all.

    Thanks and Regards
  • PLR
    Moms really knows alot, they are not telling things which are scientific, but from there own experience which is really useful. Nice post to read.
  • Ever heard of the mom'ism that if you jerk off too much, hair will start growing on your palm? That scared me shitless when I was a kid, but thanks to her, I didn't grow up with a nasty habit of obsessive masturbation.
  • Admit it, most of us had been tricked by this mom'ism, well I used to believe them LOL, my mom had tricked me, just kidding I'm sure our moms did those for they are so concern about us
  • Mother always knows best. This article shows some of the things mothers tell their kids just to catch their attention and make them listen. Some of it arefunny and I can even relate to some of these specifically about the gum. When I was a kid, my mom used to tell me not to eat the apple seeds because if I do, it'll grow inside my tummy. Thinking about it makes me laugh and think affectionately of my mom!. love you mom!
  • Professional definition for mother, A mother is a biological and/or social female parent of an offspring.Because of the complexity and differences of the social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to define a mother in a universally accepted definition.

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  • Whatever my mom says, whatever she knows and whatever she doesn't know, I will always love her.
  • very interesting Mom'isms !!And the explanations to kids are funny. But truely Moms are always there to protect you.Good post.
  • Really interesting facts about moms. But I would not generalize, my mom is totally cool, but i think my grandma is totally guilty of mom'isms. My point is, moms from later generation are totally cool.
  • old is never a good old new shares will not do
  • Being a mother is hard, thats what people say but even though its hard our mothers do their best in order to give us the right kind of care we need
  • it is very correct,.Mom'ism knows best!
    .your mom is always their for you,to love and care.,
    .our mom is the best!
  • mom knows better than us she will take all kind of care to her kid she always take correct steps to care her kid. Mom is the first god and mom is everything to us. For that reason i will respect my mom to more than God.
  • Very interesting revelations. But what's fascinating is that some of those "mom'isms" could actually save us from certain dangers (though not as exact as they have said) like the addiction to coffee and the likes.
  • Mom knows best...she definitely does even if she's not telling all the time that she knows all.
  • Funny myths that have been finally debunked. However, we can't blame moms for coming up with such skeptical beliefs, for it is their pure love that causes their overprotection. Nevertheless, great post!
  • nvaleo
    Momis'm wow great post, as what have people said you'll never understand your mother until you become one.
  • Janice
    great post
  • i remember the pool thing my mother had told me that, and it is quite funny i told her i will use an inflatable boat for it LOL then my mother spank me. childhood memories. anyways many people had been fund of believing this certain things.
  • Mom'isms pretty interesting post moms always say things like those LOL and i believed that when i was a child, anyways moms are still the best
  • as always moms are always there for you to guide and protect you from any harm, they are always at your side if you need any, Mothers really knows best
  • Very interesting mythbusters. I still have a high respect for a mother's pure instinct though. I admire their meticulous care that may sometimes feel nagging, but in reality they are only intended for our own safety. Their radical advices out of over-protectiveness may not have a hundred percent guarantee of being true, but the love behind those favors and commands are definitely 100% pure.
  • These Mom'isms are really interesting! some of them are really familiar to me, thanks for posting.
  • You are right they sure are. There are many myths of mom`ism. The posts is really catchy and well written. Thanks for the wonderful posts.
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