my mom told not to pick my nose because if i fell i would poke my brain.
A childhood belief about picking my nose

others believed things like this
- when I was a kid my neighbor told me if I picked my nose I would poke out my eye. I believe him. — Jane
- i was always told if i picked my nose my brain would fall out! i belived it for years!Anon
- My Gran told me that if I picked my nose, I´d get brain cancer. Traumatised? Yes I was!— Windy Girl
- My mum always told me not to pick my nose and eat it because spiders would grow in my tummy......— Ben
- One day i told my mom that i wouldnt pick my nose until the boogers made it look like i was a walrus— Lotta Thang
- my grandpa told me if you pick your nose too far then a snail will bite your finger off haAnon