• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s a rule created by adults who got tired of kids stuffing themselves with food and then jumping in the pool and throwing up. It has nothing to do with cramps, and everything to do with making a child wait a few minutes after eating because kids have zero self-control.

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      1 month ago

      Why not just tell them that it will make them throw up then? Kids don’t enjoy throwing up.

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        1 month ago

        Speak for yourself. Gestures to children triggering their own gag reflex for fun and profit