My oldest sister (who is about 18 years older than myself) would visit a lot when I was a kid and told me the there was an evil snail with HUGE teeth up my nose that would eat my finger off if I picked it. I believe that until I was about 10 years old!
A childhood belief about picking my nose
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you picked your nose far up enough, a snail at the top would bite your finger.— Jenny
- My sister told me that if I picked my nose there were snail creatures inside of it that would bite my fingers.Anon
- my grandpa told me if you pick your nose too far then a snail will bite your finger off haAnon
- My oldest sister is 15 years my senior. I used to think that she was older than my mom.— Callie
- that there was a sharp toothed snail inside my nose, waiting to bite my finger off— diana
- My mom told me that if I picked my nose, my finger would stay there someday!!— baxter