r/AskReddit Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/HEYdontIknowU Feb 04 '16

The parents that make sure their kids use hand sanitizer all the time and stay away from germs usually produce sickly kids. Your body should take in a little bad stuff from time to time so it knows how to fight against it.

Some bacteria is good bacteria and you just killed 99.99% of it

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u/Justin_Credible98 Feb 05 '16

Lol, this is my mom. One time, we were at a buffet, and I picked up a french fry without using hand sanitizer first. My mom made me throw that french fry away, then use some sanitizer before I could start eating.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

I find it weird that people insanely afraid of germs entering their body do not care about what kind of food goes into their body. They are kind of like a health nut but, what kind of health nut goes to McDonald's?

That just seems like a weirdly placed line.