I had a sister 4 years older then me and one time on a walk, she had me convinced that if I didn't drink the gutter water, I would die. She 'helped me' drink it by using a discarded Dixi cup spoon.
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you mixed a diet drink with a regular drink, it would explode. Anon
- My mum used to tell me that you couldn't drink water out of the tap from the bathroom as it was poisonous.Anon
- When I was young I refused to drink well water because I thought it came out of whales.— itodd
- I used to think that if I ate a fruit seed it would grow in my stomach if I drink water after thatAnon
- if you drink water from unsafe places, frogs will grow in your stomach...— Olivier
- I thought tonic water was toxic water and wondered why would anyone drink it if it is toxic?— Dr.Badguy