I beleived that if i bit my fingers then the nails in my stomach would soon form a hand and rip up my insides!
A childhood belief about biting my nails

others believed things like this
- If you bite your nails, a hand will grow in your stomach.— Miss Laura
- when i was 6 my mom told me that if you bit your nails a hand would grow in your stomachAnon
- I used to believe that if I bit my finger nails, a hand would grow in my stomach. Anon
- i used to think that biting my nails would make my fingers fall off! ;)— Cassandra
- i used to believe that polishing your nails also consisted of painting your fingers. Anon
- my mom made me believe that if i swallowed my chewing gum, it would form one big wad in my stomach.— mimi