my grandmother told me that mulberries were poisonous. i think this was to to keep us from walking under the trees and getting mulberry stains on our shoes and feet.
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- My Grandmother once told me she could unscrew her feet. I believed that for years.— Andy Bettison
- i believed that "birthmarks" were from poop stains from your mom when you were born.— Abberatia
- My older sister told me squirrels were poisonous, and I believed her until I was 9.— Jenni
- i used to think the song "walking in a winter wonderland" was "walking in a womens underwear"— stephen s
- My dad told me "Hush Puppie" shoes were made from Basset Hound ears.— William
- I used to believe wind came from trees. And when it was really windy, the trees were really mad.— Tiffany