When i was like 6 or 7, i had a cousin that was 3 years older that me. She ALWAYS swallowed her gum, and of course, i wanted to be JUSt like her. she told me not to because you would explode and the doctors would have to take out your belly so you couldnt eat any more. i loved sandwiches and still wanted to eat them so i stopped swallowing gum. 6 Months later she had surgery and they removed this thing bc she swallowed TOO MUCH GUM!she took it in a jar and told me she couldnt eat anymore so i started crying cuz i felt bad. heehee...hipacrit!
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- My dad use to tell me that if I swallowed gum it would plug up my bum hole and eventually I would explode,— Carrie
- If you swallowed chewing gum it would make a balloon inside you and your stomach would explodeAnon
- my mother told me if i ever swallowed chewing gum i'd turn into a pig, i believed this for many years.— stuart hayward
- If you swallowed a watermelon seed it would grow in your belly— Rachelle
- I used to believe that if you swallowed an apple seed, a tree would grow in your belly.— Rachel
- when I was seven my brother told me that if I swallowed chewing gum my arm would drop off.— john