when i was little my mum used to tell me that if i cuddled a teddy i had (called pooly bear)when i was ill i would get better because he ate all the germs while i was asleep so i went to sleep quickly.
A childhood belief about being ill
others believed things like this
- I used to talk with my teddy bear and I really thought he answered me.— Joy
- I used to think that germans had germs on them and that's why they were called that— Jessica
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- That germs came from Germany.— Alicia
- When i was younger i thought germs and bacteria were the same size as me— Tasha
- I was afraid of my grandma because i thought she had germs because she was german!Anon