When I was about 5 or 6, my older sister convinced me that mosquito bites only itched when the mosquito had been interrupted mid-bite and didn't get to finish the job and seal up the whole. She told me if I held perfectly still and let the mosquito bite me undisturbed, then the bite wouldn't itch. I suffered through a LOT of bites before I finally decided she was wrong!
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that mosquito larvae were baby hammerhead sharks. Made the ditch a very dangerous place!— Karen
- when i was little my sister told me that when i bite my nails it would cut through my skin and i would die! — nn
- My sister told me that if I picked my nose there were snail creatures inside of it that would bite my fingers.Anon
- Mom told us that if we didn't eat every single bite of our veggies at dinner time, we'd get colon cancer.Anon
- my grandpa told me if you pick your nose too far then a snail will bite your finger off haAnon
- What about "Another one buys a Datsun." You know, instead of "Another one bites the dust.— e-man