When I was little my mom always said that you are what you eat. So, I was afraid that of I ate something, I would turn into that!
A childhood belief about eating

others believed things like this
- i used to believe if i eat fish it would turn my stomach into a fishtank and make me turn into glass.Anon
- When I was young, I thought that when you turn the blinkers on in the car, it made the car turn.— Cassidy
- I used to be afraid that E.T. was under my bed!— Mandie B.
- i used to be so afraid of my own shaddow. i used to think i would dissapear in it. — bibejana
- I used to be afraid of Tina Turner. I saw her as a monster or something like that.— Kinha SP
- I used to thik that jaw-breakers would break your jaw. I was very afraid to eat them!— Jennifer