When I was 5 years old, my aunt told me if I didn't stop biting my nails, I'd get worms. The only kind of worms I knew of were earth worms. Terrified I would have a bunch earth worms growing in my stomache, I never bit my nails again.
A childhood belief about biting my nails
others believed things like this
- That bitng my nails would cause worms in my tummyAnon
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- I used to think that since caterpillars become butterflies, earth worms must become moths.— Moth Man
- My mom told me that if I ate raw hotdogs or spoonfuls of sugar, I'd get worms. I believed her until I was 13.— seale
- MY SISTER TOLD ME THAT CANNED SPAGHETTI WERE REALLY WORMS THAT'S WHY THEY WERE SO CHEAP...I BELIEVED— CATHY
- If you eat your boogers you'll get worms— Kit