body functions

I used to take my gum out of my mouth before I went to the bathroom because I thought it might get sucked down and out somehow.

I used to believe…

When I was about 8, I used to believe that my right foot would get upset if I only washed my left foot so I would make sure both feet would get washed for the same amount of time and the same temperature of water.

I thought when you got food poisoning it might someone had put poison in your food

I used to believe that if you swallowed a watermelon seed a watermelon would grow inside of you. Thanks to the Rugrats.

I used to believe…

When I was little my grandfather told me that if I didn't stick my tongue in the spot where my tooth was pulled it would grow in as a gold tooth. I was always disappointed because I never grew in a gold tooth. I also never could keep my tongue out of there!

I used to believe…

One time I had many goosebumps on my back and I was eating to much chicken and my mom had told me I was growing feathers.! After 1 week of me cryin she had finally told me it was a joke(:

I used to believe there were tiny people inside of you that would put you pee and poop in buckets attached to a looped conveyor belt and that explained how it all came out :)

I used to believe…

AIDS was a condition where all the aids (eg bandaids, medicine, things given to you by doctors to help you get better etc) no longer worked on you.

I used to believe…

When I was little I asked my mom "How do hiccups work?" She said "It's your lungs expanding." I took this to mean "It's your lungs getting bigger." I thought that when you were hiccuping, it meant you were getting bigger.

I used to believe that red dye in maraschino cherries caused cancer, thanks to my loving over protective parents

i used to believe that there were little men inside my body who opened and closed valves in me to separate food and drinks, which is how you get pee and poo.

I used to believe…

When i was younger my elder brother was scratching my hair ( i think it feels great ) and he apparently picked out a nit and dropped it in my ear then he said that its going to take over my brain i cried for ages thinking he was telling the truth. to this day im VERY cautious of my ears.

I used to believe…

When you farted, green air came out of your butt

I used to believe that people got lead poisoning from being stabbed (accidentally) with pencils.

I used to believe…

Someone once told me that if you kept your eyes open while you sneezed your eyes would pop out. After that my parents always saw me making the craziest faces trying to keep my eyes open while I sneezed.

I used to believe…

My mother used to say every morning that she had to " go put her face on" meaning her makeup. One day I asked her that if she was going to put on her face then what was that on her head!