My childminder used to tell me that if i picked my nose it would fall off. I tried really hard not to pick it but one day i had to, when i did i started crying cos i thought it would fall off!
To my surprise it never did fall off....
LOL!!
A childhood belief about picking my nose

others believed things like this
- when i was little my mum used to tell me if i picked my nose too much my brain would fall out!!! think it did— Maz
- if you pick your nose your brains will fall out!Anon
- My kids believe if they pick their nose their butts will fall off!— wendy
- When I was a child my father warned me that if i picked my nose, my eye would fall out!— ras
- My wife used to tell our kids that if you pick your nose your brains would fall out— grampy
- I used to believe if you picked your nose, your brains would fall out your nose.Anon