I used to think that I had to be very careful and eat on each side of my mouth equally or my teeth would grow to be lop-sided.
A childhood belief about eating
others believed things like this
- 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
- I used to believe that if I chewed on one side of my mouth too much the other side would get jealous.Anon
- I used to beleive that (like your teeth do) your lips would fall off so new ones could grow.— Queen Ohla Quads
- When I was little my big brother told me that if I ate raw potatoes my teeth would grow curly. — Lauren
- I used to believe that when you died no matter what your tongue hung out the side of your mouth. Anon
- My older brother used to tell me if you ate raw potatoes your teeth would grow long and curly!— Lauren