My grandmother used to tell my mother not to swallow her gum. She said that the body couldn't digest the gum and that it would just stick to her colon for her whole life. My mom says that she used to picture this tube covered in gum and worried that it would get clogged.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- dont swallow gum, it will stick to your stomach , your whole life.— nancy
- I used to believe that i couldn't swallow bubble gum because it would stick to my stomach— Nathalia
- I used to believe that you shouldn't swallow gum because it would stick to you heart and make it stop beating.Anon
- I used to think that my grandmother was a pioneer from the covered wagon days.— jasonchic
- Mom told us that if we didn't eat every single bite of our veggies at dinner time, we'd get colon cancer.Anon
- You couldn't have your belly button covered for too long or it would be harder for you to breathe.— Jess