As a child I was told that If I swallowed chewing gum it would wrap around my umbilical cord and destroy any chances of me having a child. I was also told that If I did get pregnant that the baby would come out with different colors of bubble gum stuck to it's head.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I swallowed chewing gum, it would wrap around my heart and strangle me— "Tusitala"
- I used to believe that if you swallowed chewing gum, when you farted, you would blow a bubble out your butt.— Bubble Butt
- When I was young my mother told me that if I swallowed bubble gum, it would stick to my liver.— Barbie
- when I was seven my brother told me that if I swallowed chewing gum my arm would drop off.— john
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- my mother told me if i ever swallowed chewing gum i'd turn into a pig, i believed this for many years.— stuart hayward