I used to believe that there was a little man living in my stomach that was constantly trying to crawl up my throat and out through my mouth. To keep him from escaping, I had to be sure to eat and drink every day.
A childhood belief about eating

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I slept with my mouth open that spiders would crawl in there and live in my stomachAnon
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- I used to think that if I ate a fruit seed it would grow in my stomach if I drink water after thatAnon
- if you drink water from unsafe places, frogs will grow in your stomach...— Olivier
- I used to think that if you mixed a diet drink with a regular drink, it would explode. Anon
- All through life, I always thought the lungs were located in your throat. I'm 25.— thelungs,man