Thanks to a book my first grade teacher read to us once, I used to believe that using my thumb to push food onto my fork would cause fruits and vegetables to sprout out of my thumb.
A childhood belief about eating
others believed things like this
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- I used to believe that your thumb would come off if you sucked your thumb too much— Anonymous
- If you eat your fruits and vegetables you will grow much faster and your muscles will be very happy!— Bruno
- My mom had me believing that, like fruits and vegetables, the crusts of bread were the healthiest part.— StephTheGeek
- I used to believe in the Cysco song "Let me see your thong" he said let me see your thumb.— Anymous
- My mom used to tell me that if I sucked my thumb, my teeth would get so bent up, they would all fall out— I dont suck my thumb anymore