When I swallowed gum I imagined it sticking to the inside walls of me, specifically in my arms, and thinking that there was plenty of room if I accidentally swallowed more gum.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- When I was little I use to belief that if we swallowed the pit of a fruit, a tree would grow inside us.— Maya
- If you swallowed chewing gum it would make a balloon inside you and your stomach would explodeAnon
- My Mom used to tell me if I swallowed an apple seed I would grow an apple tree inside my stomach!— Marg
- I used to believe that if I swallowed bubble gum, a bubble gum tree would grow inside of me. — Ryan
- I used to believe that some first names were specifically for children and some were specifically for adults.— Marco