An “old wives tale”? My mother was an old wife, and she knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that if we (her) kids went in swimming before an hour had passed after we ate, we would get cramps and drown, period, end of discussion. We would point out other kids who ate, hadn’t waited and lived to tell the story. Well, “their mothers don’t care if their kids drown; I do!"
Of course, our mother also knew for a fact that bats would get tangled in a female’s hair and mice would run up a female’s legs, etc. She was often wrong but never uncertain, bless her.
Bilan about 7 years ago
The obvious retort: Life is too short to wait 30 seconds!
jreckard about 7 years ago
He’s just showing off in front of the damselflies.
(He hopes that at least one of them might be in distress.)
halibaitor about 7 years ago
I was told that mayflies don’t eat, and in fact don’t even have a digestive system in the adult phase.
J Short about 7 years ago
He didn’t ask, “mother may fly?”
Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member about 7 years ago
@HALIBAITOR you are right. The don’t even have mouths.
gopher gofer about 7 years ago
what do they call mayflies in june…?
ShadowMist about 7 years ago
I never understood that rule. I mean… why wait 30 seconds (1hour) before swimming after eating? I’ve swam after eating and nothing ever happened •_•
Ushindi about 7 years ago
An “old wives tale”? My mother was an old wife, and she knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that if we (her) kids went in swimming before an hour had passed after we ate, we would get cramps and drown, period, end of discussion. We would point out other kids who ate, hadn’t waited and lived to tell the story. Well, “their mothers don’t care if their kids drown; I do!"
Of course, our mother also knew for a fact that bats would get tangled in a female’s hair and mice would run up a female’s legs, etc. She was often wrong but never uncertain, bless her.
cheap_day_return about 7 years ago
Aw Mom! 30 seconds!! That seems like a lifetime!