I used to chew gum when i was sleeping,and it was still inside my mouth.
My mum said that if i swallowed the gum ,it would stick to my stomach and I would have a stomachache.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that if you swallowed gum, when you breathed in, your stomach would stick to your back— cope
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- If you swallowed chewing gum it would make a balloon inside you and your stomach would explodeAnon
- My Mom used to tell me if I swallowed an apple seed I would grow an apple tree inside my stomach!— Marg
- I was told that if you chew your hair you end up with a hairball in your stomach and DIE!!!!!— Cat
- i was told when i was young that if i swollowed gum my stomach would grow teeth to chew it— gammie