When I was five, I had a nightmare where a man came into my room and told me that if I wiggled my fingers too much that I wouldn't be able to control them. I was afraid to wiggle my fingers for a few days afterwards.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- My sister told me that if I picked my nose there were snail creatures inside of it that would bite my fingers.Anon
- I thought your fingers would grow back if they got cut off— Nate
- i used to think that biting my nails would make my fingers fall off! ;)— Cassandra
- i used to believe that polishing your nails also consisted of painting your fingers. Anon
- When I was a kid, I slept with my fists balled up because I thought if I didn't, E.T. would eat my fingers. — Brian
- I beleived that if i bit my fingers then the nails in my stomach would soon form a hand and rip up my insides!— Amanda T.