Why I Had to Give Up Farting In Public Since Becoming A Married
Chassidic Woman  Whatever people see me doing, they assume that
it is representative of all Chassidic Jews, of all sects, now
and forever.  Apr 23, 2013 at 2:30pm | Leave a comment   Photo
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License)  I have never not farted in public. This is because my
parents were hippies during my early childhood (they have since
un-hipped). My parents taught me that farting was normal, and
that if I had to let one rip, I should just say "excuse me"
afterward.  Once, when I was hanging out with a friend late at
night in some girl's backyard, he suddenly said, "I have to go
look at that tree." He walked over to the tree, stood there for
a minute, and then walked back to resume the conversation. I was
like, "I don't get it. What's up with the tree?" I bugged him
about it until he admitted that he had to fart, but he didn't
want to fart right in front of me, so he went to fart by the
tree. That was the fir