When i was about 6, my mom was trying to stop me from swallowing my gum. She told me that if you swallow your gum, it will get stuck to your lungs and you won't be able to breathe. I never swallowed gum again and although i'm 19, i still believe it.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you shouldn't swallow gum because it would stick to you heart and make it stop beating.Anon
- My sister told me once that if I sucked too much helium out of a balloon, my lungs would explode.Anon
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria
- My grandpa told me when I was little that if you swallow chewing gum your butt will be sticky— Lili
- I was told that if you sleep on your back you swallow your tongue...I have been sleeping on my side ever since— scotty la