My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that "God bless you" was "gableshu," so everytime someone sneezed, I would say "gableshu."— JS
- My mum told me that if you sniffed poppies your nose would bleed.— Karen
- My brother told me that I would turn into a boy when I got older. It made me cry.— Sarah
- I used to eat doggy chocs until my older brother told me that if I did I would have puppies.— EG
- My mum told my older brother that dogs weren't allowed in London.— Fiz
- When I was very small. by older brother told me that if I "Kissed my own elbow, I would turn into a boy."Anon