When I was very young my nan used to tell me that if I didn't put my hand over my mouth whilst yawning the devil would get inside me! And to this day I still think that, whenever I yawn!!!
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I was told that if one doesn't cover their mouth when yawning that their soul would escape.Anon
- I used to believe that the roars from airplanes was the earth yawning.— Natasha
- I used to think vending machines had a person inside, who would hand you the item that you'd selected.Anon
- I used to believe that there was a time limit whilst using the loo.— Helen
- I used to think Jaywalkers were people who walked briskly whilst swinging their arms.. whoops!— Lisa
- I used to think that my right hand wasn't my right hand anymore if I turned around.— Mike