i used to think that biting my nails would make my fingers fall off! ;)
A childhood belief about biting my nails

others believed things like this
- i was told that if i kept biting my nails i would grow hairs on my tongue i was 10 yrs old by the way— charlotte anderson
- My Dad told me that biting my nails would result in a large toenail being attached to my stomach lining.— LindaAG
- i used to believe that polishing your nails also consisted of painting your fingers. Anon
- I beleived that if i bit my fingers then the nails in my stomach would soon form a hand and rip up my insides!— Amanda T.
- I didn't know whether nail files were supposed to make your nails sharper or duller.Anon
- when i was a kid i believed i could make things happen just by snapping my fingers like in mary poppins!!Anon