When I was in kindergarten, my mom once told me that if I pick my nose, then ants would crawl into my nostrils. I used to believe it was true. Whenever my nose itches, I thought there were ants living in there. When my nose bleeds, I thought I had killed ants.
A childhood belief about picking my nose
others believed things like this
- When I was in Kindergarten I was told if I picked my nose my nose will go into eternal bleeding— Sam
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- My grandparents always told me that if I picked my nose too much, my nose would get bigger.— The Mortal Elf
- Thank you to the person who said that red ants don't eat flesh. I always thought they did! — Lola***Rose
- When I was little my mother told me that the chocolate sprinkles you put on ice-cream were ants.Anon
- that sneezes were caused by little pixies crawling up your nose and brushing past your nose hairs— Joanna