For the longest time, I never thought farting was rude or anything. It's just as natural as breathing; how was I supposed to know doing it in public was socially frowned upon?
At home, my sister and I would fart freely, whenever we felt the need, and my parents (though somewhat more inhibited) weren't especially shy, either. I only learned otherwise after one particularly embarassing incident in grade school. ]_]
A childhood belief about farting
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when you fart, your tummy was breathing!— Nicholas Orsmond
- I used to think when you smelled a fart, that you were breathing in tiny pieces of poop.— brandypandy
- I was told in first grade that if you fart burp and sneeze at the same time you would blow up— bob doodle
- I used to think the word "european" had something to do with pee, and that kids weren't supposed to say it.Anon
- Up until 8th grade or so, I was convinced that I invented the word "Fart"— Jonah
- As a child, my twin sister and I used to pronounce `Spaghetti' as `Mastaghetti'. Sounds a bit rude, no? Anon