I asked my mother if picking my nose would make me sick. She replied, "Yes." Thinking I would be able to stay home from school, I picked my nose frequently.
A childhood belief about picking my nose

others believed things like this
- My mother used ot tell me that if I picked my nose the 'Nose Spider' would bite my finger off.— Melanie
- My mom told me that if I picked my nose, my finger would stay there someday!!— baxter
- When I was in Kindergarten I was told if I picked my nose my nose will go into eternal bleeding— Sam
- My grandparents always told me that if I picked my nose too much, my nose would get bigger.— The Mortal Elf
- I used to believe if you picked your nose, your brains would fall out your nose.Anon
- My mother told me that if I picked my nose it would turn into a pigs trotter!— Lynne S :o)