Superstitions Are No Good, All They Do Is Scare You – Part 1

I am a skeptic when it comes to superstitions because of the sole fact that their “results” – so to speak – are never constant. Let me run through a list of common superstitions and let’s debunk these guys and I’ll give you my personal experience with these.

1. Friday the Thirteenth is an unlucky day.

Okay, not until recently did I believe this one. I’ve gone through at least a dozen “Friday the thirteenths” in my lifetime thus far and none of those days to me stood out. Until… Friday, January 13, 2011. It was an awful day for me and two others of mine. First of all, my mom was really mad at me that day and I’m not going to elaborate on it because it really didn’t make any sense to me and it’s not worth the time. Also, my boyfriend had a bad, rare reaction to some type of medication he was taking and it caused him to loose feeling to half of his body, his memory went really fuzzy and he couldn’t talk properly and then he promptly collapsed. Of course, I get a text from his mom at eleven thirty at night and of course, this scared the shit out of me. Thankfully, he’s okay now. :) And then a good friend of my boyfriend’s and mine as well found out her dad has some type of cancer. And I think that was another reason that he collapsed, he was freaking out. Not until I got off the phone with my boyfriend’s mom did I realize it was Friday the thirteenth. I had a MAJOR freak out. Lol. And finally when I got to talk to my boyfriend, I said: “Not to sound… creepy or anything but it’s Friday the thirteenth.” Him: “*pause* Well shit, that explains a lot of things…” Anyways. So. Next time the next Friday the thirteenth rolls around, I’m locking my door and confining myself to my room.

2. A rabbit’s foot brings good luck.

Oh my gosh, I remember having the little key chains of a rabbit’s foot. And all I remember was that the rabbit foot felt really weird and it smelled really gross. Trust me; you don’t want me to describe to you what it tasted like. What? I got curious! I hardly believe this one. Why? Well, because, it’s a rabbit’s foot. You have a detached limp of a cute little animal on your key chain and you’re swinging it around saying it’s good luck. Heck, don’t be surprised if your carrots start disappearing because ghosts can attach themselves to object and if I were that rabbit, I’ll be pretty mad.

3. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Yeah, I embraced this superstition once… I can’t eat apple anymore. I got so SICK of them! My favorite apple is the Macintosh. Yes, they cost… a bit more than they should but hey! They taste really good! They’re big and juicy and taste like candy! You know you want to! :D

4. To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck.

Guys, I cannot tell you how many times in my past that I’ve stopped at every single patch of four-leave clovers to check for a four-leaved one. It was a tedious job and it got annoying after a while. To this day, I still haven’t found one. But the search continues! I honestly think it’s a flux. It’s probably like a mutation of the plant that obviously recessive and only shows in certain variations of the plant… Er, ahem. Sorry. I’m in Honors Biology so I’m pretty…. Uh, yeah.

5. If you walk under a ladder, you have bad luck.

Okay, really? What the heck. Who made this one up anyway? Ladders are an ultimate good. They help lift those up that are too short to reach the top shelf in the pantry that beholds the candy basket. So… walking underneath these wonderful appliances causes bad luck. I just… can’t see how that will give you bad luck. Maybe because that since they lift you up, going underneath will bring you down. Eh, it’s a stretch…

6. If a black cat crosses your path, you have bad luck.

Abby, my friend of twelve years of friendship, has a black cat and her name is Bootsie. And oh my gosh, is she the grumpiest thing! It doesn’t matter how you approach her, she’ll growl at you like you murdered her family or something. I’m really good with cats and she still growls at me… But when people come to Abby and say that her cat is bad luck, she gets offended. And I don’t blame her. Okay, I don’t understand this. Black. Why is that such a bad color? No, I’m not defending that people who are obsessed with black are the “cool” ones or whatever. But, hey, technically, black is all of the colors combined. So, technically, it’s RAINBOW. Aha, so take that. People, colors are colors. They have different representations. Like, my favorite color is red. No it’s not because it’s the color of blood. It’s just a really bold color to me.

7. To break a mirror will bring you seven years of bad luck.

First of all, why are mirrors so important? Yes, all right, I use them on a daily basis and girls – as a fact – look in the mirror longer than guys do. But why is it such a bad thing if you break one? It’s not a big deal, I mean, things break all the time. And seven years? That’s a long time. So, if I break my mirror in my bathroom, my life will suck for the next seven years and will become good again when I’m twenty-one. A lot can happen in seven years! I mean, I can start driving. I legally become an adult. I could get married. I could have children. I could get an awesome job. I could become famous. Yeah, a lot can happen.

Break – what do these superstitions achieve, honestly? I mean, to me, it seems like all they do is scare the crap out of you and expect you to have to change your life style in order to live “bad-luck free”. After, I get to ten, let’s examine what ones life would need to consist of if they believe in superstitions.

8. To open an umbrella in your house will bring you bad luck.

Yes, I’ve heard this one. But my mom always told me that she didn’t want me to knock over or break anything. But, uh, what if we have no roof and I have this wonderful rainbow parasol I wish to parade around with? Okay, I do have a roof, I’m just exaggerating. But I mean, I still want a rainbow umbrella. I wouldn’t worry about this one that one. Besides, where I live, you don’t have to own an umbrella because it never rains…

9. To find a horseshoe brings good luck.

First of all, yes, I do live in Texas. But I don’t own any horses, for the record. I know several of my friends that do but I personally don’t. So, how in the world am I suppose to find a horseshoe and what are the changes of me finding one? Of course, if you’re invited to an enthralling game of Horseshoe, your changes just went up. But I don’t engage in such so… okay, does this mean if I don’t own a horseshoe, I have bad luck? These are all really sketchy and very demanding!

10. Step on your crack, break your mother’s back.

Oh my gosh, I use to have such a fun time with my friends in elementary school as we tried not to step on the cracks on tiled floor, which was nearly impossible. And I remember at some point in time, I repeatedly stomped on a crack in a mall just to see if my mom’s back would break. And it didn’t. And besides, if your mother’s back broke, that’s nearly a lethal, if not, IS. Geez, imagine if you had to go through your entire life not stepping on cracks… I would not SURVIVE.

Okay, now that we’ve gone through ten. Let’s take a moment to examine someone’s life if they went by these so-called “guidelines” on how to make your life “bad-luck free”.

You would have to become a loner on Friday the thirteenth and constantly check up on friends and loved-ones to make sure they didn’t fall off of a cliff or something or in my case, made sure they don’t collapse or anything.

You would have to own a rabbit’s foot for every keychain you own, thus making your house a breeding place for rabbit-ghosts.

You would have to make an apple part of your daily diet regardless of how sick you got of them and then you would have to look up different recipes for apple and then get sick of those as well.
You would have to waste 2/3 of your life searching every single clover patch you came across and come to realize that they don’t exist.

You would have to get rid of all of your ladders.

You would have to get rid of all of the black cats in your enormous or small neighborhood and figure out some way to make sure your neighbor’s never find out.

You would have to spend 1/3 of your life trying to maintain your mirrors in perfect condition so they don’t shatter randomly one day, thus, you shall never go to an opera concert.

You would have to live in a place that hardly gets rain to resist the urge of wanting to spin around your house with your rainbow umbrella feeling like a beast.

You would have to own like fifty horses.

You would have to spend 3/3 of your life trying not to step on cracks to spare your mother’s life.

No offense, but I’m pretty content with my life the way it is and if I don’t put my mind to it too long that these superstitions might in fact be real on some sort of extent then… I’m good.

Part 2 will appear later, where I explore 10 more superstitions and finally at the end I will give you an ultimate guide to living your life “bad-luck free”!

Talley-ho!
Chels