• Never say "thank you" when a person gives you roses. (It causes the roses to wilt faster).
• Never take out the garbage after the sun goes down.
• Never sweep dirt out the door after the sun goes down.
• Never have your picture taken while you are pregnant.
• Never raise your arms above your head while you are pregnant.
• Never let the baby see himself in the mirror before he's one year old.
• Never keep a lock of a baby's first haircut.
• Never turn around and go back to the house for a forgotten item when you are starting on a journey.
• Never let a cat get close to a baby because the cat will smell the milk on the baby's breath...the cat will take the baby's breath away.
• Never walk in the early-morning dew if you are menstruating. (It will bring you illness, and possibly death).
• Never walk through a vegetable garden if you are menstruating. (Doing so will kill the vegetables).
• Never clip your nails on Sunday.
• Never change the sheets on your bed between the Christmas and New Year holidays.
• Never begin projects on a Friday.
• Never move a broom from an old residence to a new residence.
• Never go out the front door and re-enter through the back door (or vice-versa).

Submitted: April 2, 2000
"Never leave your purse on any table, it will cause bad luck for the remainder of the day. Kim Wheeler."