my sister used to tell me that peas were caterpillar eggs and when they were coming out of the shell, she used to say they were hatching. needless to say, i didnt eat peas until i was about 12.
A childhood belief about nasty food

others believed things like this
- When I was in preschool, the class bully told me that peas were actully cow boogers. Still won't eat peas.— Ren
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- i used to believe that peas were toes — DJ
- I used to believe that catterpillar were the peas glued with each other— Umme Hani
- My mum used to tell me that baked beans were just peas covered in tomato sauce.— munky
- When I was little, I believed that my Dad worked in a factory where they painted peas green!— Hannah G.