When my brother was little, he would refuse to eat oatmeal. Then my mom told him it was gruel - you know, what Oliver Twist eats and asks for more - and then he never refused it again, even after he found it it wasn't gruel!
A childhood belief about nasty food
others believed things like this
- My family told me that if I ate uncooked oatmeal that it would swell up and my stomach would explode.— david
- My uncle told me if you twist your bellybutton, your bum will fall off, I was terrified!— little2ft
- Little Debbie put her boogers in her oatmeal piesAnon
- I used to think that if you ate cat food you would die. I found out it wasn't true
— Bob#4 - THat Cheesecake was actually made of cheese. I was 18 when I found out it wasn't!— R
- When i was little my older brother said rocks grew in your poop, so i went digging and never found anyAnon