When I was in 6, I learned that a classmate at school was allergic to some food or another (peanuts, I think) but I didn't know what an allergy was. I asked and was told that "if you're allergic to something it means you can't eat that food."
Well, I HATED stewed squash, so I told everyone that I was allergic to squash because I thought that was what "allergic" meant. People were horrified when they found out that my parents made me eat my squash even though I was"allergic to it." Now I like stewed squash and eat it with no ill effects.
A childhood belief about dangerous food
others believed things like this
- I used to think I was allergic to spoons (what a spoon!)— Sally
- I used to believe that I was allergic to the sun, because whenever I looked at it, I would sneeze.— John 117
- I used to believe that my cat was a reincarnation of the buddha and was sent by satan to squash me.— Nazza
- When I got my feet measured by the electronic machine, I thought that the machine will squash my feet!— Helen
- I thought when you got food poisoning it might someone had put poison in your food— Bootlebat
- I thought if food said it was fat free it meant you could eat as much as you want without getting fat!— Brainhead