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You might find that you yourself believed some of these dumb things for a while, or even to this day. But hopefully not the bear one. The bear one is just plain dumb.

As much as you'd like to ask "what were they thinking," they are asking that themselves.

"No swearing in front of my parents" is pretty common and easy to follow, but these people had some brushes with true obsessive craziness.

Good or bad, these moms have done some bonkers shit.

These people made great sacrifices for their fellow man.

Ah, the old days. Back when life was simple. You could take candy from strangers, no one wore seatbelts and teachers could hit kids. Why did things ever change.

The jury isn't out on whether allergies exist. Most people understand that. Most.

It's hard to stay professional when customers are being hilarious and/or awful, but these people remained calm, for the most part.

Maybe your parents lied to you, maybe you were reading a discredited book, or maybe you heard it on the playground. We've got a lot of erroneous garbage banging around our noggins. 

Nurses, parents, and friends explain the awkward details of times things didn't go according to plan.

These grandparents are the epitome of grand-parenting and we aspire to be them someday.

Sometimes it's hard to tell whether these devious parents are plain old bored, or having way too much fun subjecting their kids to all manners of embarrassment. 

Let's face it, kids can be a real handful. If your deciding whether or not to make the leap, here's 38 reasons you might want to consider waiting. If you already have 'em, well, best of luck to you.

Every parent knows that kids can be a massive handful. These memes should resonate strongly with anyone who knows the joys of parenting.