My mom used to tell me if I ate mustard I would grow mustard.
A childhood belief about eating

others believed things like this
- My friend believed that eating bread crusts or eating mustard will give you curly hair.— Linda from Southern California
- the beatles song 'mean mr mustard' says "shes a real go-getter", i was sure it was "shes a real coconut"...— sally
- i thought that when it was your birthday you grow and then you didn't grow until a years time.— hello
- When I was little, I couldn't wait to grow up so I could grow a mustache. I am female.— Laura
- I used to believe that people would not grow if they did not do poo.— anonomous
- i used think that when i would grow up that i could become a cat if i wanted to.— may ray