my dad told me once that pregnant women were ladies who had swallowed watermelon seeds and had the giant fruit growing in their tummies. to this day, when i accidentally swallow a seed, i think back....and hope that this one doesn't get fertilized!!!
A childhood belief about reproduction

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I swallowed watermelon seeds, I would get pregnantAnon
- I used to believe that if I swallowed the watermelon seeds I'd get pregnant.— las peso
- I use to believe (thanks to my Mom) that if I swallowed a watermelon seed a watermelon would grow in my belly.Anon
- when I was a child I used to believe that if you swallowed the seeds of the fruit they would spring up on you.— Gabriely Cinthia Schittler
- If you swallowed a watermelon seed it would grow in your belly— Rachelle
- I used to believe that if you swallowed watermelon seeds, they would dance around in your stomach at night.— jaalyn