as a kid my mom used to tell me that if I didn't take a bath/shower, spiders would start living in my hair. I don't think i ever really believed it, but i always ended up bathing after she told me.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- My mom told me that if I didn't wash my hair black widow spiders would come live in it.— grew up in Nebraska
- My uncle told me that if I didn't wash my ears when I took a bath, corn would start going out of them.— Ebod
- I used to believe that spiders were actualy miniature living versions of my brother.— ***PuNk
- I used to believe that if i splashed water on the wall during a bath, the water would turn into spiders— justin
- Up until I was in 3rd grade I believed my bathing cap is what kept me afloat in the swimming pool! Anon
- i used to believe that if someone take his bath with a hair shampoo, their body will become hairy.— roslin