i used to believe that all the water i the world came from watermelons, i asked my mom how many watermelons it took to make the oceans. she thought i was crazy

whitney

When I was 3 or 4 I believed that the seeds in a watermelon were actually raisins. At a picnic my mom started taking all the seeds out of my watermelon and I cried because I wanted the "raisins" like the other kids. I thought my mom was mean.

Anon

I used to believe that when I accidentally swallowed an apple seed or watermelon seed, an apple tree or watermelon patch would grow where I was buried once I died.

alicebobalice

My belief is a common one; I used to think watermelons would grow inside my belly if I ate watermelon seeds. What is weird is that I'd try to eat all the seeds, wet my belly and lay on the sun to try and make the watermelon grow.

I thought pregnant women had done that successfully.

I just found out three days ago, that it worked. My "watermelon" is now growing inside my tummy.

Meekah

My grandpa told me that edible part of the watermelon was blue until you cut them open.

Anon

My grandmother told me once that I couldn't eat watermelon when it was lightning because water "drew" lightning and it would strike me if I ate watermelon! I think this was just to deter me from eating at that particular time and she never told me any different. I believed this until I was a teenager! Be careful what you tell your kids!!!!!

'Lane

Up until i was age 7 i used to think it was possiable to drown from watermellon from the inside out. Didnt stop me eating it though but i thought taking pleanty of breaths beforhand would keep me safe.

Anon

I was a very inquisitive child. When my older sister was pregnant she told me it was because of watermelons. I was like WHY?! She explained on how when you eat the seeds they go into your belly and it grows & grows and then out comes a baby. I was like HOW?! She told me that it was like real watermelon. The baby comes out attached to this vine and the outside stays inside for other babies to grow in the next time she ate the seeds of a watermelon. Needless to say I was scared of watermelon for years! And to this day I don't eat watermelon seeds & of course discovered the 'reality of reproduction' when I was much older.

The little sister.

My sister who is 40 years old, mind you, just told me that she heard long ago that if you eat watermelon and lie down, you will die. I said from what? She says you drown somehow? Duh?! How is that possible??? She is 40 and still believes this!

Karen

I accedently swallowed a watermelon seed on time when i was about 5 and my sister and brother both convinced me it would grow inside of me, and get bigger and bigger until the green leaves came out my nose and my ears and my mouth, and eventually I would die. And there would be a perfectly good watermelon inside of me! EW!

aimee

My parents when grocery shopping late one night and bought a watermelon... by the time we got home it was my bedtime but I really wanted a piece of the melon... My dad, wanting me to go to bed, told me my mom had to cook it first... so when I got up in the morning I asked my mom "did you cook the watermelon yet????" My mom was very confused

Karen

I used to believe that if I ate too many watermelons I would turn into water...

Peter

when i was around 4 or 5 i used to believe that you could eat a watermelon slice whole, chew it, and spit out the seeds like in the cartoons. i was pretty disappointed when i tried that out

Anon

I used to beleive that if you ate a black watermelon seed a tree would grow in your stomach

anonymous

My cousins told me that if you eat the white part of the watermelon rind it will poison you... for years I left a respectful inch of the good stuff above the rind... though I was eventually disabused of the notion.

Vriesea

I used to think that watermelon seeds would blow your stomache up if you ate one,and one time I did .I thought I was going to blow up until my mom,and dad explained to me.

Marissa

In primary school, a whole bunch of kids including me believed that watermelon seeds contained ants.

Caff

I used to believe that if you swallowed watermelon seeds, they would dance around in your stomach at night.

jaalyn

I was 7 and was staying with my aunt in the country. She grew some vegetables there - cucumbers, pea. Once my uncle brought a watermelon from the market and put it among the cucumbers in the garden. I woke up in the morning and was really surprised to discover that a watermelon had grown in our garden overnight. but lol, I used to believe that up to the age of 12 or so, until my mother put me straight.

Mary

i used to think if you ate a watermelon seed then after a while you'd become a watermelon

olga british-girlyman