body functions

I used to believe…

When I was 3-4 I thought that your stomach had different compartments for different kinds of food and that that I could get out of eating what I didn't want if I said my vegetable part was full but my cake part was empty.

I used to believe…

My grandfather was rather portly and had the habit of eating dessert before his dinner instead of after. As a child, I thought that was the reason for my grandpa's large size.

I used to believe…

When I was small I'd asked my mom what periods were she'd replied,"When you get stomach cramps." So I thought that it was something like a stomach ache that you get when you eat bad food. So I didn't eat out till I was 12 and my poor teacher had to explain all that to me!

I used to believe…

Once when I was a kid, I heard my mum fart and when I asked if that was her she replied: "No, mothers have lost their capapility to fart." For the longest time i believed her and couldn't wait until i bacame a mum so I didn't have to fart anymore.

I used to believe…

You know how some medicines and the like have the label saying "keep out of reach of children"? Well I thought it meant if a kid was in possession of it they would go to jail. I remember one time when I had Chicken Pox I had some lotion i could put on and my mom let me hold onto it but because it has the "keep out of reach of children" on it I was scared the police might somehow find out I had it and throw me in jail!

I used to believe that when I flushed the toilet a shark would come out of it. I used to wash my hands then flush then run very fast.

I used to believe…

When I was little,I believed our toilet was alive and would drink our pee and eat our poop.I feed it tissue paper as a treat

I used to believe that the gunk on the back of my ears was really glue, and if I picked it off my ears would fall off of my head.

I used to think the ball sack was a bladder, it filled up with urine and overflowed through the penis, like a watering can.

I used to claim 'my bag was full' if I needed to go badly.

I used to believe…

When I was 6, my 16-year-old cousin came to live with us. I am an only child so I looked up to her like a big sister. One time, I saw that her nails were clear and shiny. So I thought she let the water run over her nails and dried. I tried to do that many times but the water always ran off my nails. I was so upset!

I used to believe…

Until recently I thought you could only get diabetes from eating too much sugar not just from being overweight

I used to believe that when you were tired from running you could turn an invisible wind up knob on your back to make you go faster. When I played soccer I frequently stopped to wind myself back up.

I believed until near adulthood that when I was 6 or 7 I had actually flown for several feet in my back yard.

I used to believe that a 'soul' was an organ of the human body, such as a kidney or lung.

I used to believe that it was impossible to distinguish dreams from reality. I remember being with my dad an thinking to myself,

'i could just be dreaming all of this and its not really happening'

I was an odd child:)

I used to believe pork chops were actually something called "brazilian chicken". Mainly because when i was a kid i wouldn't eat pork products, thought they were gross, and my parents solution was just to rename it.