If you suck your thumb it would eventually go black, shrivel up and fall off.
A childhood belief about sucking my thumb
others believed things like this
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- My mom told me that if you suck your thumb, wourms would crawl up out of the ground and eat it up!— Kat
- My mom used to tell me that if I sucked my thumb, my teeth would get so bent up, they would all fall out— I dont suck my thumb anymore
- my mother was able to stop me from sucking my thumb by telling me it would rust and fall off!!— lv
- I used to believe that your thumb would come off if you sucked your thumb too much— Anonymous
- I thought if you trip and fall down you fall at the speed of light!— Dietrich Corby