Up until I was about eight years old, to get me to bathe thoroughly, my mom would often tell me that if I didn't clean my bottom good enough that I would develop worms inside my bum. Said worms would then slither out of my bum late at night. I made sure to keep my privates as clean as possible.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- I used to believe that if I didn't clean my ears that carrots would grow inside.— Gilian
- I use to believe that if I ate to much sugar just by itself, it would become worms inside my stomach.Anon
- Until I was a teenager, I believed that rain made worms came out of driveways.— Marc
- I believed that linguini was made of tape worms and was scared to eat pasta for a long time!— Mojo!
- My grandpa and mom both used to tell me that if I didn't clean behind my ear that potatoes would grow there. — Bryan M.