I used to think that 'poisonous' meant something that would KILL you if you ate it. I used to like chewing pencils, but one day my teacher told us not to chew them because the paint is poisonous. I was afraid to tell the teacher that I'd been chewing the pencil in case I got in trouble, but at the same time I was absolutely convinced that I was about to die. I said I felt sick and got the nurse to send me home, so I could die with my mummy...
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the dust at the top of doors was highly poisonous and could kill you.Anon
- I used to believe that sunflowers would try to kill people by shooting poisonous seeds at people.— jen
- My older sister told me squirrels were poisonous, and I believed her until I was 9.— Jenni
- I was always told that if you swollowed chewing gum your Bum would stick together.— Missa
- when I was seven my brother told me that if I swallowed chewing gum my arm would drop off.— john
- that the green bit of cucumbers was poisonousAnon