I was certain that I could grow seeds in my mouth well into highschool, though I had olny practiced growing them there in my mouth in grammer school. A little saliva for water, a little pressure to simulate dirt and the only thing stopping me was that I got tired of holding. My friend burst my bubble.
A childhood belief about plants
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I swallowed bubble gum, a bubble gum tree would grow inside of me. — Ryan
- I thought a "cold sore" on your mouth was the same thing as "coleslaw" and so avoided eating it for years.— Helen (UK)
- I was told that spaghetti grew on trees and i anounced it in class one day in grammer school.— w.b.
- I used to belive that if i put my foot in my mouth, I would get foot-and-mouth illness— Emily Sathrota
- the if you swallowed a fly by accident that you would then grow an appetite for dirt.— sarah
- i used to believe that if u didnt wash behind your ears potatos would grow in the dirt— michelle