My mama told me do not chew gum. If you do, it will hurt me
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- I was told that if you chew your hair you end up with a hairball in your stomach and DIE!!!!!— Cat
- i was told when i was young that if i swollowed gum my stomach would grow teeth to chew it— gammie
- My mother's name was Anna. She was called "Annemor"(Duck mama). I was convinced I was a duckling.— Christine Norway
- I thought when you chew gum and you swallot it you would choke and die o_o— Courtney
- I called every body part my elbow. For example if my leg hurt I would say my elbow hurt.— Kady
- I thought i had to chew my food 27 times before i could swallow because Stephanie said it on Full HouseAnon