What's one thing your parents used to tell you not to do, that you actively do in adulthood?

[Sadmac]

I'll start: Sticking the knife in the toaster to pull out a stuck slice. I haven't died yet

Oh and another. Ride horses. I grew up in a country where nice girls don’t and there was trouble when they found out I had discovered the local stables. One day in adulthood it suddenly occurred to me that I’d no reason to obey them anymore.

My mum still doesn’t know I ride now. As I was sailing through the air after being thrown off once I did think “oh God, if I break my neck, Mum’s going to be KILL me.” 😂

Staying on the phone for longer than a nano second.

Our landline phone was in the hall and I can still see my Dad pacing and glaring at me for being on it to chat to school friends! (After being with them all day!).

@PermanentTemporary

Salty tomatoes??

Tomatoes sprinkled with salt are really delicious.

@ALightThatNeverGoesOut

Forward park and reverse out.

Same. I never ever occurs to me to reverse park.

Mix alcoholic drinks- my Dad told me this from my teenage years and I still do it 🤦🏻‍♀️

@Smerk how many unattended children are running around car parks? 🥴

@MarmaladeToastAndAMarmaladeCat

Drink the milk straight from the bowl after eating my cereal. Apparently it’s very uncouth.

Or drinking the last of the gravy from a delicious casserole from the plate... I mean I wouldn't do it in public but just in the confines of my home

Go out in rowboats.

(my mother had very precise ideas about danger)

Elbows on the table

Bought a brand new car. It was fantastic, and actually no, Dad, the 2 year old version of the same model wasn't 30% cheaper.

(It also has a back up camera, so no need to worry about reversing out.)

Run with scissors.

I swear by toast tongs. Mine are from Tiger. Much easier than a knife especially for smaller things where you have to reach deeper.

For me, eating with my elbows on the table not in polite company though

My grandma said ' nice girls don't go to public houses' this was 30 years ago so I became a barmaid !
She also thought long hair on women after the age of 30 was not right either, my sister is mid 40s has long hair !
When I think back she really wasn't very empowering

"Smerk

ALightThatNeverGoesOut

Forward park and reverse out.

But why? Aren't you worried about children running out while you're reversing? Seems so much safer to reverse park.

How else do you get the pushchair out of the boot?

I was banned from -

Getting a tattoo
Watching The Exorcist
Reading A Child Called It

I ignored every single one.

I was obviously brought up in a barn as a lot of these no-nos were totally the form in my childhood

I guess maybe waste food. I was once told off for pouring a cup of black instant coffee away (hardly food at all). Not that I'm profiligate about it now, but I do throw away leftovers that no one has used up etc, which would drive my parents mad if they could see.

buying real butter even when it's not Christmas.
Eating white bread.

I'm such a rebel

• profligate

@IntermittentParps profiligate is a great word though.

[quote Fleemeister]@IntermittentParps profiligate is a great word though.[/quote]
Thanks

Don't eat proper food if I don't fancy it - just eat dessert

Don't get enough sleep , drink too much , spend too much

Not eat the bread roll and butter on the side plate at restaurants.

God knows why. It was my mum's 'thing', dad didn't give a dam about it.

But 30-40 years on I still get a frisson of rebelliousness when I do it, especially if I'm eating out with my mum.

Drink cola
Go out after dark
Sleep with wet hair
Go swimming within an hour of eating

Wear a coat indoors
Buy anything brand new and not in the sale
Watch ITV