When I was about 4, my Mum was telling my brother how the heart was just like a pump. I was convinced that I would blow up like a balloon, and cried my eyes out.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I used to believed that when I went to sleep my heart took a rest too, and didn't pump at all while I slept.— Lara
- My older brother used to tell me that if I "untied" it, I'd fly around the room like a balloon. — Gullible youth
- My brother used to believe when our dog was getting fat that she was going to pop. He Cried!— A very Ashamed Brother
- My sister used to think that there was an oil well under every gas station that led directly to the gas pump.Anon
- I used to think that if you didn't blow your nose and just sniffed the snot up, you head would blow up.Anon
- I used to use the basketball pump in the air because I thought I was donating fresh air to the needy.— Emily