I remember being twelve and starting to develop nipples, and being convinced I was dying of breast cancer. I told my doctor, who just laughed. It was so embarrasing.
A childhood belief about rude bits
others believed things like this
- My mom told me if I picked my nose, I would get cancer.— xxXSaraXxx
- My sisters once told me if I blinked too much I would get cancer.
How mean... D:— Budster - My Gran told me that if I picked my nose, I´d get brain cancer. Traumatised? Yes I was!— Windy Girl
- When I first started to develop my breasts I thought it meant I was producing milk— trisha
- Mom told us that if we didn't eat every single bite of our veggies at dinner time, we'd get colon cancer.Anon
- When I was little I thought that only little girls had nipples, and they went away when you grow up. — Cutie