‘What’s something your parents told you when you were younger that you brushed off as nonsense?’ – 19 ways your folks were 100% correct

13.

‘I laughed my head off when I took my dad abroad and he told me he had turned his water mains stop cock off. Guess what happened whilst we were away? A radiator rusted through and completely fucked my kitchen and hallway downstairs.’
–alexanderbeswick

14.

‘The freedom that comes with being able to drive. My dad used to harp on and on about it and it drove me mad as I live in a place with good public transport.

‘After 12 years of driving I recently had my licence revoked (due to a seizure, nothing illegal!) for at least 12 months. Not being able to jump in the car and head wherever I want to go has been a real adjustment, and he was completely right!’
–mkaym1993

15.

‘The big group of friends you have in your teens you won’t see in your thirties.’
–KuntaWuKnicks

16.

‘That they used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. That what they were with wasn’t it, and what was it seemed weird and scary to them. That it would happen to me.’
–notthatbluestuff

17.

‘Brushing your teeth.’
–ermCaz

18.

‘Trying hard at school.’
–CharlesWafflesx

19.

‘Pretty much everything, lets be honest.’
–James_Vowles

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