I used to believe that chewing gum was made from horses' hooves and if you swallowed it, it would wind around your heart. My mothr told me this
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- My mother told me chewing gum was made from horses hooves!Anon
- I used to believe that if I swallowed chewing gum, it would wrap around my heart and strangle me— "Tusitala"
- my mom made me believe that if i swallowed my chewing gum, it would form one big wad in my stomach.— mimi
- when I was seven my brother told me that if I swallowed chewing gum my arm would drop off.— john
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- my mother told me if i ever swallowed chewing gum i'd turn into a pig, i believed this for many years.— stuart hayward