When I was little, my sister told me that if I swallowed chewing gum, or just any lollie without chewing it, I would die. I remember a teacher handing out lollies. Then I swallowed mine and I was nearly crying. I'll never let my sister forget that.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- when I was seven my brother told me that if I swallowed chewing gum my arm would drop off.— john
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- my mother told me if i ever swallowed chewing gum i'd turn into a pig, i believed this for many years.— stuart hayward
- My Grand father told me that if i swallowed chewing gum i would stick to the toilet— Mr Jones
- When i was a kid i believed that you died if you swallowed chewing gum.— Jonathan
- I used to belive that, if you swallowed your chewing gum, you'd fart bubbles...— Heidi, Pittsburgh, PA