ODD FAMILY BEHAVIORS

(November, 2023) Reddit asked: “What is something weird that your family did when you were growing up that you assumed was a normal thing everyone did, only to learn in adulthood that it was anything but? Some of the responses:
– “My mom used to have us barf in bath towels when we got sick instead of the toilet.”
– “My mom kept the receipts from when we were born at the hospital and would jokingly threaten to return us for a refund. I swear, we all thought it was funny.”
– “We would eat canned cranberry sauce as a side with pasta. I still occasionally do this.”
– “We used to put ice in our milk when we ate supper.”
– “We had to drink a glass of milk before we could have our glass of coke and no one rinsed the glass in between.”
– “We chopped up and burned our Christmas tree in the fireplace on New Years. My first husband thought I was nuts.”
– “Dipping grilled cheese sandwiches into syrup.”
– “We weren’t allowed to eat with the windows open. My dad was adamant that people would ‘spy on us.'”
– “Rubbing butter on noses for birthdays.”
– “Use kitchen shears to cut pizza.”
* PHONE TOPIC: What weird things did your family do? (Warning: this question can bring up a lot of abuse stories!)