When I was 5, my grandfather told me that if I drank water, it would make my insides turn to rust. I didn't start drinking water regularly until very recently, and I'm almost 30.
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if i splashed water on the wall during a bath, the water would turn into spiders— justin
- When I was little my dad told me that if you drank too much coffee it would make your skin turn black. Anon
- I didn't think you could put out a fire with hot water - only cold water would do.— Katti Pytt
- I used to believe that honey was made from bees' pee when they drank too much water.Anon
- When I was little, my dad told me that if you pee in the pool the water will turn purpleAnon
- I was told that if i didnt wash my hair regularly it would turn green— Mimi Screami