When I was young somebody told me moths eat your clothes. From that day on I was terrified of moths because I thought they'd pounce on me, gnaw my clothes off, and leave me standing there naked. I'm 67 years old and I'm still scared of moths.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- My Nana told me that moths lay eggs in your hair. I still hate moths to this day.— Paula
- i used to think that moths were travelling to different worlds when they circled the lights— Amanda
- I used to believe that moths were a species of bats that only ate the tag on the inside of your shirt— Bob the Baby
- I used to think that since caterpillars become butterflies, earth worms must become moths.— Moth Man
- I used to believe that moths circled lights at night trying to find a way out of the world!— Diane D.
- At the age of about 4-6, I thought a supermodel was someone who made clothes.— Walker