My sister told me that the pips and liquid inside tomatoes were poisonous, and that you were only supposed to eat the skin. I think this was because she hated tomatoes and she wanted me to dislike them too. I don't remember when I was disabused of this belief, but it must have happened, because the slimy bit in teh middle is my favourite part now.
A childhood belief about seeds
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that eating too many tomatoes could make you pregnant.— Mariah
- I used to think that tornadoes were giant tomatoes that would sit on top of your house until everyone died.— Maggie
- when i was little i thought pigs ate only tomatoes because bacon and ham was red when cooked.Anon
- I used to think that the title of Barry Manilow's song "Looks Like We Made It" was "Looks Like Tomatoes".— close2nd
- I used to believe that if you ate the pips in apples a tree would grow inside your stomach.— QueenB
- My older sister told me squirrels were poisonous, and I believed her until I was 9.— Jenni