When I was about 4 my mum caught me stealing peanuts that she had put out for the birds, to stop me she said they were poisonous to humans. I was sceptical but stopped eating them to be on the safe side. What we didn't realise was that my little sister had also been stealing them. She was firmly convinced that she was going to die and too scared to tell my mum she'd also been eating them. She still isn't fond of peanuts.
A childhood belief about dangerous food
others believed things like this
- My 5-year old cousin used to believe the garbagemen were stealing their trash.Anon
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- i thought chickens laid peanuts.
— pikl - When I was young, I thought that rice was actually ants eggs! Didn't stop me from eating it though (: -@— Doh!
- I used to believe that peanuts were a daily must to strengthen the memory like elephants — Qb Cheese
- I used to think that the tooth fairy puts you in a deep sleep before stealing your tooth/teeth.Anon