body functions

I used to believe…

My mother told me that If I didn't take a nap during the day that the sandman would come and through sand in your eyes. Therefore I thought the sandman was an evil bein waiting for me outside the window

i used to think when you flap your arms around and jump you could fly.i sure didnt fly when i tried that.

I used to believe…

When I was a kid, I used to believe that females never went to the restroom, farted,or burped.

I used to believe…

As a young child, I was potty trained quite successfully, except for one slight problem: I never knew you were supposed to LIFT the cover of the toilet first.

"In, Not On," as my mum would tell me.

Then of course, there was the slight problem with me confusing the towels and the toilet paper. :/

Hey, I was 4 or 5, give me a break. :p

I used to believe…

My mum told me as a small child that it was bad to hold it in when I needed a wee, because this was how you got worms. Presumably her intention was to get me to go to the loo before long trips, etc, but it has resulted in an eternal guilty feeling when needing the toilet, that A-level Biology and a degree in Biochemisty has not managed to dispell. My mother, of course, denies all knowledge of this....

I used to believe…

when i was little i went to dominican republic for the first time and i was scared of everything...... i spent the night at my uncles house , but i had trouble sleeping , so to make me feel better my uncle told me that everything was fine , but to sleep with my mouth closed because roaches would crawl into peoples mouths often there. needless to say , i was up all night long , and i still beleived it at 12 years old :)

I used to believe that you got herpes from fish (thanks sis).

I used to believe…

My father always told me my stomach aches were just "butterflies". I literally thought I had butterflies running around in my stomach. It was when I voiced the opinion at about age 11 that I realized what he meant.

I used to believe…

In elementary school I used to be starved for attention so if I was bored I would try to fart as loud as possible and everyone would laugh and pay attention to me. The more the teachers told me to stop the more I would want to fart. I found out if I ate lots of canned meat my farts would be loud and smelly and cause quite the commotion.

I WAS TOLD IF YOU DON'T BRUSH YOUR TEETH THEY WILL FALL OUT. WHEN MY TEETH STARTED FALLING OUT I BRUSHED EVEN HARDER THINKING THAT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM FALLING OUT

I believed that by falling asleep flat on my back my heart would stay in the middle (where it belonged) and if I slept on either side my heart would fall over there, a disaster!

I used to believe…

As a child I believed that the human body was one hollow canal and so whenever I ate anything, I tried to do so while standing in order to give the food free passage to my feet and I'd watch dilligently for the time when I'd be filled up to my neck so I could stop eating.

I used to believe…

My niece, quite young at the time, asked her mother if there was such a thing as a "Kid Knee" infection, was there also such a thing as a "Mother Knee" infection.

I used to believe…

when i was a little kid, my mom told me that every time i got the hiccups i'd grow an inch. i kinda like the idea because it seems kids get 'em more than grown-ups and that's why kids grow up so fast, but adults stop growing.

I used to believe…

when i was about 4 or 5 yrs old, my mom told me that if i could kiss my elbow (the outside bend) then i would turn into a boy. (or a boy would become a girl)

I used to believe…

When I was a kid, I asked my dad what color burps were and he said 'blurple'. I believed him until I was about 13 years old. I was shocked that my father messed with my head like that.