When my grandparents would stay overnight at our home, I'd watch them both take out their teeth and put them in a glass for the evening. I assumed that EVERYONE'S teeth eventually came out "whole" as a part of growing up!
So . . . every day, I'd grab my gums, wiggle a bit, and think to myself, "No, not quite yet . . .!"
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- Until I was about 8 I believed that your back teeth keep growing in until you have a full circle of teeth.Anon
- When I was very young, I assumed that false teeth were taken from dead people's teethAnon
- After your teeth fall out when you're a kid, your gums fall out. Then you get new gums and teeth.— Erin
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- Until I was around 8 or 9 years old, I thought dentists took your teeth out and replaced them with new teeth.— Verapamilo