My dad lost the top half of his index finger about a year before I was born, and when I was little he told me that he had come loose and fallen off because he picked his nose too much. Then he would grab my finger and twist it and tell me mine was coming loose.
He still tells my little cousins that...
A childhood belief about picking my nose
others believed things like this
- My mom told me that if I picked my nose, my finger would stay there someday!!— baxter
- My mother used ot tell me that if I picked my nose the 'Nose Spider' would bite my finger off.— Melanie
- I used to believe that a half moon was gods finger nail, and his finger was pointing downwards.— clo
- I used to believe that if you picked your nose far up enough, a snail at the top would bite your finger.— Jenny
- my grandpa told me if you pick your nose too far then a snail will bite your finger off haAnon
- my brother (10) still believes that if you stick your finger to far up your nose you can touch your brainAnon