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<h2>Don&#39;t eat a watermelon seed or you&#39;ll grow a plant in your stomach, gum takes seven years to digest, a silly expression will stay on your face permanently--being a kid can often mean filtering out a lot of terrifying misinformation.</h2><p>So, when a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/pbb2rs/what_is_something_that_you_were_warned_about_when/r">Reddit </a>user asked, &quot;What is something that you were warned about when you were younger that you now feel was exaggerated?&quot; people were ready to share their favorite &quot;driving with a light on in the car is illegal,&quot; stories.</p><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>Stranger danger is a real thing, but you&#39;re much more likely to be abused by someone you know. - MizElaneous</p> </blockquote><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>Your permanent record. I&#39;m 55, and nobody has ever asked me about the time I was sent to the principal&#39;s office when I was 16. - TooOldForACleverName</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>Mom warned me to &quot;avoid any girl who wanted to stick her tongue in my mouth (&#39;French kiss&#39;) because it would lead me astray.&quot; - Back2Bach</p> </blockquote><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>Swallowing chewing gum - PennyPanda1</p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>When my 5th grade teacher told us that 6th grade would be a lot harder - ingrid040317</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>My mom was obsessed with the idea that all bad sh*t only happened after midnight so that was my iron clad curfew. Guess what Mom? A ton of bad sh*t has happened to me in broad daylight. - PhillipLlerenas</p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>My parents both smoked before having kids, and my mom raised me on stories about how the first time she smoked a cigarette, she coughed so badly that she threw up. It made staying away from smoking cigarettes pretty easy, because I didn&#39;t want to puke!</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Once I was in college I brought up the story to her and she blinked like an owl caught in the sunlight. &quot;Wait, you believed me?&quot; She said. &quot;I was just trying to get you to not smoke. If smoking made me vomit, why do you think I smoked for 15 years?&quot;</p> <p>Good job, Mom! - AurelianoTampa</p> </blockquote><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>The requirement of &#39;having your sh*t together.&#39; Virtually everyone is in various stages of chaos, even if they give the appearance of having everything carefully planned. - FineBahnMi</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>How hard highschool is. Teachers always said you would have to smarten up in highschool and you would barely have time for anything. I crocheted my teacher a sweater for his dog in class once. I think I&#39;ll be okay - imatworkrn9</p> </blockquote><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>I was told in D.A.R.E. that people would constantly be offering me drugs and trying to get me high and it would be a constant struggle to turn them down. Imagine my disappointment. - MidvalleyFreak</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>Killer bees! - AshamedFool</p> </blockquote><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>Stop playing with the computer you&rsquo;ll get dumb.</p> <p>I&rsquo;m a software engineer now - Then-Adhesiveness-70</p> </blockquote><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>Apparently my face will not actually &quot;stay like that&quot; if I make funny faces in the mirror. - opus_4_vp</p> </blockquote><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;If you are not a model student and don&#39;t have excellent grades, you will never amount to anything in life.&quot; - pm_me_triangles</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>Talking to strangers online... hello internet friends!! - PharmasaurusRxDino</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>If I didn&#39;t do everything that was expected of me, I&#39;d end up flipping burgers. That turned out to be absolutely untrue and there&#39;s absolutely no shame in working in the food industry. - faxanadude_</p> </blockquote><h2>17.</h2><blockquote> <p>Television was going to ruin my brain. - Dry_Control4229</p> </blockquote><h2>18.</h2><blockquote> <p>Having a bad handwriting being a huge handicap for me in the future in my professional life.</p> <p>I&#39;ve been working for 20 years, now. Never had to write anything down using a pen beyond personal notes here and there, not meant to be shared. - inckalt</p> </blockquote><h2>19.</h2><blockquote> <p>Peer pressure. Almost all the peer pressure I felt was actually self-pressure. - knowsie</p> </blockquote><h2>20.</h2><blockquote> <p>Waiting an hour after eating before swimming. - CJ-4108</p> </blockquote><h2>21.</h2><blockquote> <p>I really thought the Bermuda Triangle would play a stronger role in my adulthood. - CaptainLawyerDude</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

21 adults share the things they warned about as kids that weren't actually that bad.

Don&#39;t eat a watermelon seed or you&#39;ll grow a plant in your stomach, gum takes seven years to digest, a silly expression will stay on your face permanently--being a kid can often mean filtering out a lot of terrifying misinformation.So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;What is something that you were warned about when you were younger that you now feel was exaggerated?&quot; people were ready to share their favorite &quot;driving with a light on in the car is illegal,&quot; stories.1. Stranger danger is a real thing, but you&#39;re much more likely to be abused by someone you know. - MizElaneous 2. Your permanent record. I&#39;m 55, and nobody has ever asked me about the time I was sent to the principal&#39;s office when I was 16. - TooOldForACleverName 3. Mom warned me to &quot;avoid any girl who wanted to stick her tongue in my mouth (&#39;French kiss&#39;) because it would lead me astray.&quot; - Back2Bach 4. Swallowing chewing gum - PennyPanda1 5. When my 5th grade teacher told us that 6th grade would be a lot harder - ingrid040317 6. My mom was obsessed with the idea that all bad sh*t only happened after midnight so that was my iron clad curfew. Guess what Mom? A ton of bad sh*t has happened to me in broad daylight. - PhillipLlerenas 7. My parents both smoked before having kids, and my mom raised me on stories about how the first time she smoked a cigarette, she coughed so badly that she threw up. It made staying away from smoking cigarettes pretty easy, because I didn&#39;t want to puke!  Once I was in college I brought up the story to her and she blinked like an owl caught in the sunlight. &quot;Wait, you believed me?&quot; She said. &quot;I was just trying to get you to not smoke. If smoking made me vomit, why do you think I smoked for 15 years?&quot; Good job, Mom! - AurelianoTampa 8. The requirement of &#39;having your sh*t together.&#39; Virtually everyone is in various stages of chaos, even if they give the appearance of having everything carefully planned. - FineBahnMi 9. How hard highschool is. Teachers always said you would have to smarten up in highschool and you would barely have time for anything. I crocheted my teacher a sweater for his dog in class once. I think I&#39;ll be okay - imatworkrn9 10. I was told in D.A.R.E. that people would constantly be offering me drugs and trying to get me high and it would be a constant struggle to turn them down. Imagine my disappointment. - MidvalleyFreak 11. Killer bees! - AshamedFool 12. Stop playing with the computer you&rsquo;ll get dumb. I&rsquo;m a software engineer now - Then-Adhesiveness-70 13. Apparently my face will not actually &quot;stay like that&quot; if I make funny faces in the mirror. - opus_4_vp 14. &quot;If you are not a model student and don&#39;t have excellent grades, you will never amount to anything in life.&quot; - pm_me_triangles 15. Talking to strangers online... hello internet friends!! - PharmasaurusRxDino 16. If I didn&#39;t do everything that was expected of me, I&#39;d end up flipping burgers. That turned out to be absolutely untrue and there&#39;s absolutely no shame in working in the food industry. - faxanadude_ 17. Television was going to ruin my brain. - Dry_Control4229 18. Having a bad handwriting being a huge handicap for me in the future in my professional life. I&#39;ve been working for 20 years, now. Never had to write anything down using a pen beyond personal notes here and there, not meant to be shared. - inckalt 19. Peer pressure. Almost all the peer pressure I felt was actually self-pressure. - knowsie 20. Waiting an hour after eating before swimming. - CJ-4108 21. I really thought the Bermuda Triangle would play a stronger role in my adulthood. - CaptainLawyerDude 

Don&#39;t eat a watermelon seed or you&#39;ll grow a plant in your stomach, gum takes seven years to digest, a silly expression will stay on your face permanently--being a kid can often mean filtering out a lot of terrifying...