When I was young (about 4 or 5) my older brother told me those tiny strawberries that grew wild in our yard were poisonous. When I was thirty one a neighbot offered me some. They were delicious. I'm mad that I missed out all those years. Brothers!
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- a friend of my little sister's had 4 older brothers, so she thought that when you got older you grew a penis!Anon
- My older sister told me squirrels were poisonous, and I believed her until I was 9.— Jenni
- My older brother made me believe that wristwatches were powered by tiny Japanese men inside them.— Outsider
- When i was little my older brother said rocks grew in your poop, so i went digging and never found anyAnon
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- after my mom told me I had strawberry blonde hair - I used to look for the strawberries after I got a haircut— pearpod