Boomers truly say the darndest things! A TikToker by the name of @artbydemarcusshawn is known for his hilarious impressions, and he recently received over 10 million views on a video of him imitating his grandmother’s repetitive warnings about everything that can supposedly go wrong when taking care of a baby:
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“Don’t hold the light over his head or the baby can get glaucoma… Move his hand because he can get jaundice if you hold the baby’s hand like that,” Demarcus says in the video.
Thousands of users raced to the comments to confirm that their grandparents have done the same: “It’s always the judgmental stare, before the unsolicited advice starts flying.”
Another wrote: “The way everyone from every culture could relate to this.”
Well, I couldn’t help but scroll through the comments to see what other superstitions people learned from their own grandparents, so let’s take a look:
1.“While I was pregnant, my grandma told me that I could drown the baby if I held my pee too long.”
14.“My MIL would bother the shit out of me to bathe my baby with lettuce every day because it reduces chances of sleep apnea; I’m like girl I’m tired!”
18.“My aunty and mama said I need to put greens and corn bread in my baby bottle to keep him full at night because that’s what they did back in the day.”
19.“My granny saw a fly in my living room and then proceeded to order a MOSQUITO NET COVER for her bassinet because obviously, flies will lay eggs in the baby’s mouth.”