My Mum told me that if you picked your nose you would turn into a matchstick man - I didn't believe her until one night,I did it and I stood in front of the bathroom mirror screaming "I don't want to be a matchstick man"
A childhood belief about picking my nose

others believed things like this
- my nana told my brother that if he continued sucking his thumb, it would turn into a matchstick. — tracy g
- My mother told me that if I picked my nose it would turn into a pigs trotter!— Lynne S :o)
- My mum told me that if you picked your nose and flicked it on the floor then it would turn into a monster!— MadMack
- When I was in Kindergarten I was told if I picked my nose my nose will go into eternal bleeding— Sam
- My grandparents always told me that if I picked my nose too much, my nose would get bigger.— The Mortal Elf
- i used to think that my dad turned into the boogie monster at night if i picked my nose before i went to bed— hollie