When I was young, my mother grew poppies along the fence, and I thought that those poppies were where spiders came from (thanks to my sister)! I could never go near them, especially when they had no petals. I still avoid poppies...
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- My mum told me that if you sniffed poppies your nose would bleed.— Karen
- All flowers had exactly five petals and two leaves.— MD Caruso
- I know this isnt a huge funny belief, but I used to think that all spiders were poisonous. I love spiders now!— Sammy
- When I was young and someone asked me what I wanted to be once I grew up, I'd say "A DOG!"— Alysia
- a friend of my little sister's had 4 older brothers, so she thought that when you got older you grew a penis!Anon
- My sister used to believe that chickens grew from the ground.Anon