When I was younger, my cousin had told me that if you eat candy, you would grow monsters in your teeth. Of course he was talking about cavities. It still made me cry and had me nervous, but that never stopped me from my sweetie desires.
A childhood belief about sweeties

others believed things like this
- I used to believe my dentist could give me a shot to straighten my teeth and prevent cavities.— sircigar
- I thought if you took some candy and buried in the yard, you would grow a candy tree.Anon
- When I was little my big brother told me that if I ate raw potatoes my teeth would grow curly. — Lauren
- i was told when i was young that if i swollowed gum my stomach would grow teeth to chew it— gammie
- when I was younger , I used to soup made you grow taller — dark-titouan-du-55
- I used to beleive that (like your teeth do) your lips would fall off so new ones could grow.— Queen Ohla Quads