My son ran up to me when he was small,
very excited because he said he was getting his "wizards teeth". What he was talking about were his "wisdom teeth".
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- Until I was about 8 I believed that your back teeth keep growing in until you have a full circle of teeth.Anon
- When I was very young, I assumed that false teeth were taken from dead people's teethAnon
- Until I was around 8 or 9 years old, I thought dentists took your teeth out and replaced them with new teeth.— Verapamilo
- when I was a kid. I used to believe hens had teeth.— lév michot