I used to believe…
the first time I ever had gum, my mom told me not to swallow because it was bad for you. She left the room and came back twenty minutes later and saw me drooling. I did not understand you could swallow saliva.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- I was told that if you sleep on your back you swallow your tongue...I have been sleeping on my side ever since— scotty la
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria
- My grandpa told me when I was little that if you swallow chewing gum your butt will be sticky— Lili
- My dad always told me never to swallow the pips from apples because trees would start growing in my stomach!!— ALISON W
- my brother told me that if i ride my bike with my mouth open i will swallow my tounge. Anon
- I used to believe that toilets would open and swallow you up because they got dirty!!— swallowing toilet