When I was very smallI saw a program that showed people cutting up worms, and it described how the worms would regenerate. At that age, I assumed that the human world and the animal kingdom were pretty much the same. I decided that arms, legs, and fingers could do the same if you cut them off. But, for some reason I knew getting your head lopped off was very bad. My mother and I were in a supermarket when I saw a man with one arm. I confidently blurted out, "Hey mister, how long will it take for your arm to grow back?" Thankfully, he smiled. Before he could answer, my mother dragged me away and set me straight. When she asked me how I came to the conclusion that people could grow their limbs back, I shouted through big tears, "The worms mommy! The worms!"
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- When I was five, I used to believe that worms grow into snakes.— Mz Dimple
- if you eat toothpaste straight from the tube, you will get worms— wormelow
- My mother told me if I ate too much butter I'd get worms. I didn't eat too much butter...— Dicky
- I believed that linguini was made of tape worms and was scared to eat pasta for a long time!— Mojo!
- If you eat your boogers you'll get worms— Kit