i used to suck my thumb, & i was about eight when my mom finally said it was enough. She tried everything she put pepper on it, vasiline, gloves, all kinds of stuff and i would still continue to suck my thumb. I finally only sucked it when i was tired or going to sleep. But i never just up and stopped, i kind of grew out of it. I don't really think you can just stop.
A childhood belief about sucking my thumb
others believed things like this
- If you suck your thumb it would eventually go black, shrivel up and fall off.— Charlotte
- My mom told me that if you suck your thumb, wourms would crawl up out of the ground and eat it up!— Kat
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- I used to believe that your thumb would come off if you sucked your thumb too much— Anonymous
- My mom used to tell me that if I sucked my thumb, my teeth would get so bent up, they would all fall out— I dont suck my thumb anymore
- i thought that if you sucked yerr thumb long enough it would turn green. dont ask why! — jordan