My uncle told me that if I didn't stop biting my nails that I would end up looking like the armless statue, "Venus de Milo".
A childhood belief about biting my nails

others believed things like this
- i was told that if i kept biting my nails i would grow hairs on my tongue i was 10 yrs old by the way— charlotte anderson
- My Dad told me that biting my nails would result in a large toenail being attached to my stomach lining.— LindaAG
- i used to think that biting my nails would make my fingers fall off! ;)— Cassandra
- I thought venus fly traps are from the planet Venus— Ted Snow
- I use to beleive that bitting my nails will give me powers to stop being afraid. — scaredy cat
- I always thought when I was a kid that Milo is for boys and that milk are for girls. . . — Cathyia