I was told that if one doesn't cover their mouth when yawning that their soul would escape.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the roars from airplanes was the earth yawning.— Natasha
- When I was about 6 years old I use to think that if a cookie crumbled all the flavor would escape.— Arilinia
- i used to believe that the white foam on the surface of the ocean were unicorns trying to escape.— intunedwithmagic
- If I had bad gas I would sometimes start to run as I farted to escape the smell. It didn't always work.— Sammy
- I used to think the people who appeared on television lived in it and if I broke it they would escape. — Malika
- I used to think the Static in the TV where millions of flying bugs stuck wanting to escapeAnon