20 People Share Lessons From Their Parents They Learned Are Actually Completely Wrong

Parents don't always know best.

Liezel

• Published in Funny
• April 23, 2022

Remember that scene in the movie "Tangled" where Mother Gothel sings the song "Mother Knows Best?" Well, yeah, it was very manipulative and outright wrong and we think it applies to some parent lessons out there.

Although our parents have lived more years, have had more experiences in life, and have taken care of us ever since they knew we were growing in our mothers' tummies, that doesn't mean that they always give out the right advice. Yes, they know a lot of things but they don't know everything.

We understand too that they are just looking out for us and that they are moments when they give sound advice that can get us through life but they can also be incredibly wrong.

Of course, they won't always admit it, especially if we confront them. So, sometimes, it's up to us to detect these wrong teachings and correct our mindsets and behaviors about them,

Who knows, right? Maybe our parents also need some education.

On Reddit, people are sharing examples of these lessons from their parents that are just flat-out incorrect. From how aggressive behaviors of giraffes to how to properly process and display emotion, there are a ton of parent lessons out there that parents shouldn't be handing down to their children anymore.

Here are some of the best or shall we say, worst ones.

1. Uhm no, not every one is always jealous

2. This just leads to a toxic belief that will hurt the kid a lot in the future

3. What's rude is causing so much emotional damage to your child that they'll need therapy in their adulthood

4. No, it's not easy and no, that's not how you do proper sex education with your child

5. Only humans can be that terrible though

6. Thanks for setting up your child for so many heartbreaks

7. This one isn't as hurtful but how could they turn giraffes evil like that

8. Oh yeah, this will definitely mess you up big time and you might have to spend a lifetime correcting the mindset

9. Apologies are one of the best things a parent can give their kid

10. What's shameful is if you think crying is shameful

11. Yeah, we have child protective services for a reason

12. How the hell can anyone say this to their kid?

13. No, no, everything won't always be okay and it would have been better if they taught us how to react in that case scenario

14. It's not always about having every material thing you can have. There are other aspects of being a family that children need.

15. Privacy is a basic human right that even babies deserve

16. This is seriously one of the things that a lot of people still believe today that should be corrected

17. Work doesn't always need to be loved because not all work opportunities available will always be lovable

18. This kind of parenting is just lazy parenting

19. It's great if parents also realize their wrong teachings

20. This is the worst financial advice you could give someone

We know parents aren't perfect people that's why even though they might have taught us some incorrect things when we were younger, we can still find it in us to forgive them and try to correct them as well. After all, maybe they were also products of their time and their parents' upbringing.

If we do find teachings like these, it's on us to correct them with ourselves. We can't just wait for others to do it and sometimes, we have to help others as well even if they are our own parents.

Liezel