All families, like all people, have their quirks, and their secrets. Most of them are harmless, or even funny, but it can definitely be jarring to realize that what you thought was happening in everyone’s homes were only happening in yours.
These 18 people have some pretty amusing tales of the moment they had that very revelation.
18. I bet they were a little sad, too.
A Christmas mouse sounds lovely.
https://twitter.com/kate10010/status/1303301750108155906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303352125033009152%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F2%2F
17. I’m sorry, what?
I can’t even figure this out.
pasta in milk every morning for breakfast
— rachel yara (@bugposting) September 7, 2020
16. At least they were all in it together?
Being lonely at night is the worst.
Ours would have to be sleep. NO ONE in my family actually slept at night: my brother sleepwalked, I have insomnia and sleep paralysis, my sister has night terrors, my mom was an insomniac too – so I just thought everyone’s family spent the night in various states of weirdness
— Amber Sparks (@ambernoelle) September 8, 2020
15. Really she didn’t want to take you.
This is too funny.
My mom explained that we didn’t do particular activities because “Jews don’t ski” and “Jews don’t sail” and “Jews don’t bowl” – there was a very long list of things Jews don’t do.
— ⭐️bex schwartz (@starbex) September 7, 2020
14. Talk about going straight to the worst option.
When you don’t have time to mess around with your kids.
Or, another example: "you have to crack eggs carefully, or else when you eat them the egg shell will scratch your throat on the way down and kill you". We just accepted this info like "hm, yeah makes sense. Ok."
— Victoria (@ViktorijaRoseB) September 9, 2020
13. Wow.
I mean…maybe just buy a television cabinet?
https://twitter.com/betteronpaper1/status/1303095749694164995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303095749694164995%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F
12. My future kids are going to write this.
I’m trying to figure out how to undo it in time for preschool.
https://twitter.com/Nicole_Cliffe/status/1303093821824069633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303105127570497536%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F2%2F
11. A girl has no first name.
This isn’t that strange, though, comparatively.
answering the home phone as: hello "name surname" speaking, how can i help you?
— you okay? (@sheldonknaggs) September 8, 2020
10. First of all, the Smurfs are Communist.
Second of all, it turns out stockpiling dry goods isn’t a bad idea.
https://twitter.com/CoraLinehan/status/1303138325113589760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303138325113589760%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F2%2F
9. We all have our priorities.
Popcorn isn’t the worst thing.
https://twitter.com/broken_queene/status/1303094242726748160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303094242726748160%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F
8. I mean I get the concept.
But I also like to go places.
https://twitter.com/OneWomanOfMany/status/1303109983165247488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303109983165247488%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F2%2F
7. Going to start this tradition in my own house.
Because why would I not?
https://twitter.com/katie_thelady/status/1303354924604981250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303354924604981250%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F
6. A family of witches, to be sure.
I approve.
https://twitter.com/cacklingwitch20/status/1303130605991931904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303130605991931904%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F2%2F
5. The lengths moms went to to avoid cursing.
Who has the time?
My mother had many turns of phrase that I thought were just normal sayings but either completely weren't or were very uncommon outside of our household.
"Big Bird, what to do?" and "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" are the two that come to mind.
— Valerie Woolard (@valeriecodes) September 7, 2020
4. It depends on the sandwich.
Bologna needs butter.
Just found out the other day that putting butter on sandwiches instead of mayonnaise is weird? Apparently?
— Bob Prescott (@thekidaintright) September 8, 2020
3. How did those kids not have nightmares forever?
I’m going to have nightmares forever now.
https://twitter.com/thexmasprince/status/1303104207789133836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303104207789133836%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F
2. How many times did they try it before they refused?
Too many, I’m thinking.
For minor injuries, our mum would say tell us to give it a little smack so it would stop hurting. Apparently, selective corporal punishment is not a well-known trauma management strategy.
— Jordan (@jordangray) September 8, 2020
1. This is a fantastic idea.
Tasting spoons!
https://twitter.com/molls/status/1303114474316992513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1303114474316992513%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fruinmyweek.com%2Ffunny%2Fweird-things-families-normalized%2F
Everyone has a few of these stories, right?
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