"In my childhood home, we kept a notepad on a shelf next to the toilet that we would write silly notes to each other on while sitting on the loo. Not just us, but guests who came over and used the toilet would write something silly, too. We filled up a few notepads like this, and in one of them, we even had messages from when my aunt and uncle visited from the USA. Thinking about it now...it wasn't very hygienic."
"I was at my boyfriend's family home for the weekend, and his parents made us porridge. I couldn't finish mine, so I quietly asked where the garbage was. His response was that they flush their leftover porridge down the toilet. I thought it was a joke and laughed, but he was DEAD SERIOUS. I had to scrape my leftovers into the toilet and flush them away."
"I grew up thinking it was normal to eat ice cream or cereal as an evening treat every night. For a long time, if I didn't eat or drink dairy before I went to bed, I would sleep terribly."
Children often accept household habits as normal that outsiders find odd. Examples include keeping a communal notepad by the toilet for silly messages, flushing leftover porridge down the toilet instead of throwing it away, and eating ice cream or cereal every night as a sleep-affecting ritual. These behaviors span hygiene quirks, food-disposal practices, and bedtime routines, and they create an internal sense of normalcy within each family. Recognizing these differences highlights how varied domestic norms can be and how growing up with particular rituals shapes expectations about what is ordinary.
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