When i was little my mom told me that if i didnt stop sucking my thumb then it would turn as pruney as my great-grandmother. I was about to fall aslep one night and my thumb automatically went to my mouth. The next day i called my great-grandmother and told her to straighten herself out because i wanted to suck my thumb
A childhood belief about sucking my thumb
others believed things like this
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- my mother was able to stop me from sucking my thumb by telling me it would rust and fall off!!— lv
- my nana told my brother that if he continued sucking his thumb, it would turn into a matchstick. — tracy g
- If you suck your thumb it would eventually go black, shrivel up and fall off.— Charlotte
- My mother told me that if I kept sucking my thumb I would grow another one out the side of the first one.Anon
- My mother told me when i was 5 that Santa wouldn't come if i kept sucking my thumb. — Traumatized