My mom used to smoke,and I'd see her ash into the ash tray. One day I got curious and asked her if there was a button on the cigarette that makes the ash fall off. She told me yes but you can't see it. I believed this till about age 10!
A childhood belief about smoking
others believed things like this
- I used to think that clouds were caused by cigarette smoke— Monkey Dave
- I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.— Wendy
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann
- i was told that if you fiddled with your belly-button too much, my bum would fall off.Anon
- when i was young i was told that if i played with or turned my belly button that my bum would fall off — lee hull
- I used to believe that smoke stacks that pumped out white smoke were cloud makers.— lizzie