i was about 5 or 6 when my mother would take my brothers and i to the grocery store, they once told me that if i touched an eggplant i would turn into one. And after that i was always afraid to touch it. Now that i am older...i laugh at myself when i see an eggplant but wont touch it
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- My sister told me not to touch hail stones because they were radioactive. — Mary K
- I used to believe that eyes where just like bubbles and if you where to touch them they would pop.— Adam
- If you touch your bellybutton, it will get infected.Anon
- When i was litttle i used to believe that if a had a long enough ladder a could touch the sky.— Sarah Howell
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- my brother (10) still believes that if you stick your finger to far up your nose you can touch your brainAnon