My mom used to tell me when I was in preschool that if you chewed your hair that it would turn into worms. So I stopped doing it, and every time I would see other kids doing it, I would laugh to myself and think...wow that's gonna be gross.
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- I used to believe that when I got old my red hair would turn pink before it went white.Anon
- when i was like 6 i thought only little kids my age could have long hair. dumb....lol— candy
- I used to believe that if you ate too many carrots your skin and hair would turn orange. — Mariah
- I believed that linguini was made of tape worms and was scared to eat pasta for a long time!— Mojo!
- I was told that if i didnt wash my hair regularly it would turn green— Mimi Screami