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    People Are Sharing The 19 Things Their Families Did Growing Up That They Now Realise Aren't The Norm

    "My mum would put a life jacket on me, tie a long piece of nylon rope to it, and chuck me in the river."

    1. "Catholic mother, Muslim dad; neither really practicing. We celebrated Christmas though, and on Christmas Eve night my dad would loudly pretend to violently chase Santa out of the house by yelling and cussing him out and throwing his shoe at him, which we would later find in places like the fireplace."

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    2. "I grew up in a hoarder house. I look back at my childhood now and can’t believe the cluttered nightmare I grew up in. Now I relish throwing things away when I’m done with them."

    Woman sitting amidst a cluttered room, looking pensive, surrounded by laundry and miscellaneous items
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    "I'm just glad you escaped the habit! So many children of hoarders seem to grow up doing the same thing their parents did."

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    3. "Using a ships bell to call for dinner. My parents got tired of yelling for us so they mounted a ships bell to the hallway wall. They would ring it for dinner and any other occasion when they needed our attention."