My mother used to call my behind "a paw paw" and for many years I refused to eat paw paws (papayas)
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- My father used to call soya sauce "monkey blood". I didn't even consider tasting it for years!— Me
- i used to believe ketchup was blood and refused to eat it with anything Anon
- My Mother used to tell me only the good die young and I would live to be 100+ years old because I was bad.— William
- I once refused to believe in Thursday. I'd heard there were seven days in a week, but could only name six.Anon
- My older sister used to tell me that ants were bees. My mom was very confused when I refused to go outside.— Paulette
- I always refused to eat coffeecake because I thought it was made with coffee grounds. Anon