My aunt once told my cousin and I that if we chewed on our hair too much, one long strand would grow out of our throats forever. I must have believed that until I was at least 11 years old.
A childhood belief about hair
others believed things like this
- I believed that if you ate a piece of your own hair, a new strand of hair would grow on your head.— Ryo
- I used to believe that you could curl your hair by twirling a strand of hair wrapped around your finger— Anonymous
- my aunt used to tell me that pinapples made your eyebrows grow. i believed it till i was about 10.— Anna
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- My father always told me that if I wore socks to bed I would grow hair inbetween my toes. Anon
- I was sad for many years because my aunt once told me I would go to hell for farting in church!— Tara