5 Superstitions I Heard Over & Over Growing Up As a Latina

1. Showering after eating will cause an embolism

I literally based my showers as a child and teenager around my food intake due to my grandmother’s insistence that I would get an “embolia” (embolism) if I showered right after eating. I gave up this fallacy in my late teens and my head didn’t explode. The initial belief probably stems from the rule of waiting 30 minutes between…

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