i used to believe that if I got near poison ivy, my arms and legs would fall off. I spent years scared to death to go out in the woods.
A childhood belief about plants
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that "Earwigs lived in your ears", scared
me to death for years.— Will Chapman - i used to believe that when you did the splits your legs would fall off.Anon
- I used to beleive that all pains were headaches. So for example, I had headaches in my stomach, legs and arms.— James
- If you undo your belly-button with a screwdriver, your legs will fall off.— Toby
- I used to think that if you were scared "half to death" that you only had one scare left before you died.— Bush Hiddenofsky
- I believed one of the greatest dangers you could face was quick sand. I was scared to death of it.Anon