I thought there were some swear words so bad if you said them you would go to jail!
A childhood belief about swearing

others believed things like this
- when i was 4or5 i thought if i was naughty i would get sent to jail.— JESSELEE GWYNNE (VICTORA)
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- When I was at primary school I thought you had to be at least 18 to swear.— Mike W
- i used to believe that if i crawl under my bed i would be locked in. like a jail.— K.N.C
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- I used to believe if I am naughty, a policeman would come get me and throw me to jail!— Melody