my nan had 9 out of 10 fingers amputated and so she used to tell me that she picked her nose and the cockroachs ate them. :S i actually belived her...
A childhood belief about picking my nose

others believed things like this
- i was always told if i picked my nose my brain would fall out! i belived it for years!Anon
- My sister told me that if I picked my nose there were snail creatures inside of it that would bite my fingers.Anon
- My mother used ot tell me that if I picked my nose the 'Nose Spider' would bite my finger off.— Melanie
- When I was in Kindergarten I was told if I picked my nose my nose will go into eternal bleeding— Sam
- My grandparents always told me that if I picked my nose too much, my nose would get bigger.— The Mortal Elf
- I used to believe if you picked your nose, your brains would fall out your nose.Anon