when i was like 6 my older brother told me that if i swallowed my gum it would stick to my insides and block all the food from getting to my stomach so i was terrified for years!!! then i realized differently
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that if you swallowed gum, when you breathed in, your stomach would stick to your back— cope
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- When I was young my mother told me that if I swallowed bubble gum, it would stick to my liver.— Barbie
- My Grand father told me that if i swallowed chewing gum i would stick to the toilet— Mr Jones
- I believed the urban legend that gum stayed in your stomach for 7 years if you swallowed it.— Lindsay
- I beleived that if i bit my fingers then the nails in my stomach would soon form a hand and rip up my insides!— Amanda T.