Fingernails... My Dad told me that he knew a man that when he died they took a whole cup of fingernails out of his stomach.....needless to say I stopped bitting my fingernails. The days of always believing my Dads stories are far behind me.
A childhood belief about biting my nails

others believed things like this
- My Mom used to tell us that if you bit your fingernails, they would cut a hole in your stomach.— Linda B
- i used to believe that if i bit my fingernails then a finger would grow in my stomach— polly
- I used to believe that I would get worms if I bit my fingernails. — Leslie
- I use to beleive that bitting my nails will give me powers to stop being afraid. — scaredy cat
- i told my mother that sex was when two people get naked and tell ghost stories.— linds
- my sister told me that bunkers on golf courses were for children to play in while their dads played golf.— Julie