I bit my nails all though my childhood, and the rest. Mum told me that you only grew nails as far as your elbow and once you"d used them up, you would run out and not grow anymore. I bit my nails anyway in fear that it was the last nibble I'd ever have!
A childhood belief about biting my nails
others believed things like this
- when i was 6 my mom told me that if you bit your nails a hand would grow in your stomachAnon
- i was told that if i kept biting my nails i would grow hairs on my tongue i was 10 yrs old by the way— charlotte anderson
- If you bite your nails, a hand will grow in your stomach.— Miss Laura
- I used to believe that if I bit my finger nails, a hand would grow in my stomach. Anon
- when i was 6 i used to belive if u ate ur toe nails u would grow a foot in ur stomach— chris
- when i was little my sister told me that when i bite my nails it would cut through my skin and i would die! — nn