auntpiggylpn

I was always told if your ears were ringing it was right for spite, left is all right!!

dellareya

My grandmother always said "Sew on Sunday and you'll pick it out with your nose on Monday." My mother repeated this to me often. Outcome is----I don't sew on Sunday, but not because of the saying. I'm usually busy with church stuff on Sunday.

Edie

My mother was splattered with a little grease on her face and my aunt grabbed her hand and said "hit your leg". Well, it seems that if you get splattered on your face with grease while you are pregnant and you instinctively grab for your face your baby will have a big birthmark on his/her face. My mother grabbed her leg. I have a birthmark on my left leg - and that was 75 years ago. I love that story - old wive's tale, yes; true, maybe!!!!!!!! Edie

tkee

When you see a red bird on a branch if it flies up you will have good luck or if it flies down you will have bad luck.
My great grandmother always made us leave from the same door we entered. She was very adamant about it.

Country1

Love this. Thank you all for sharing! I hope everyone is enjoying this as much as I am. Some have brought back childhood memories and others I've not heard before. Either way I'm really thankful for everyone that is participating and keep 'em coming!
Penny

DonnaC

My mom would never hand a knife, a scissor, or anything sharp to another person. You'd have to put the sharp object on a table and let the person pick it up themselves, otherwise is would cut apart your relationship with that person.

Mom had another idiosyncracy (I don't know if it would be considered an old wives' tale) that nobody outside my family ever seems to have heard of. When one of us kids would fall and bump our heads, she would tape a quarter onto the bump. Supposedly it would keep the bump from getting bigger and would help it go down. I'd be interested to know if anyone else ever heard of doing that or if my Mom was a little off her rocker (kidding)!

sylviasmom

to stop a baby's hiccup, put a strand on red thread on its forehead.
never put your bed under a window(that is obvious, drafts)

country-girl

I have heard all of the ones posted on the board. My mother and grand mother used to say these all the time. Here's one Too many cook's in the kitchen will spoil the broth.

Tudey

My Nana used to tell us if your left had itches you are going to get money; if the right hand itches you are going to lose money.
If your noses itches, you are going to kiss a fool
If you drop a knife, you're going to get a letter
To get rid of hiccups, hold your ears while drinking water (it can be done and for me it actually works!) or eat a teaspoon of sugar

RuthiesRetreat3

If you have a lot of heartburn during pregnancy, the baby will be born with lots of hair. No heartburn=no hair. Was on the spot with both of mine.