Unbelievable Childhood Memories you believed were true 😆

We were told if we sat with our backs to the fire our kidneys would melt! Never happened

We were all told as children that if we told a lie, we would get blisters on our tongue. If I occasionally got a sore tongue, I kept very quiet about it!

Pretty much all of the above except for the nun story and red curls.

I have a friend who was told as a child that the very bottom tip of an ice cream cone shouldn't be eaten as it would give her TB. She is now in 70s and I was astonished to see her recently have an ice cream and throw the tip of the cone in the bin!

Mum always told me to dry under my arms properly after my bath because I would get tuberculosis if I didn't. This terrified me as tuberculosis was the big fear when I was young. To this day I always dry under my arms very thoroughly.

My dad used to say that my nose turned blue when I told porkies. I believed him.

I remember being told a lot of these things, but I don't remember ever believing a single one of them. I think I was born sceptical!

Kate1949

We were told if we swallowed chewing gum it would stick to our hearts and we would die. Also, if we didn't wash our ears properly, potatoes would grow out of them.

I had this only the chewing gum would give me appendicitis.
We all waited for the potatoes to grow.
Also if you picked your nose it would grow into a pig's foot,I didn't see many but as an Infant teacher saw lots of what wasn't supposed to be done.

Oh no Grannywanny

Redhead56

I had red curly hair the only child out of eight I didn’t eat my crusts as I wanted rid of the curls. I hated it and as a teenager I tried everything to straighten it. None worked I was glad and grew to love my hair now it’s white and it’s ok but I miss the colour.
I loved Beechnut chewing gum and pink bubble gum Bazooka I was told if I swallowed it I would choke to death! So I didn’t I actually did as I was told which was rare for me I was usually argumentative.

There’s still plenty of me left to chew Redhead 🤣🤣

Something not too good to eat ,if eaten would ‘put hairs on your chest’. What !!!!!

My mum used to say if you eat carrots you’ll be able to see better in the dark !

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I had red curly hair the only child out of eight I didn’t eat my crusts as I wanted rid of the curls. I hated it and as a teenager I tried everything to straighten it. None worked I was glad and grew to love my hair now it’s white and it’s ok but I miss the colour.
I loved Beechnut chewing gum and pink bubble gum Bazooka I was told if I swallowed it I would choke to death! So I didn’t I actually did as I was told which was rare for me I was usually argumentative.

Kate1949 if you swallow your chewing gum it’s not your heart you should worry about 😆

We had big old Victorian radiators at school but were warned not to sit on them or we would get piles. I love nothing better than sitting on a radiator and have yet to develop piles 🤣

Our Catholic nuns told us it was a sin to cross the road at an angle. Their attempt at road safety I suppose!

Yes I think that was the reason Molly

Kate1949 🤣🤣
We were told our insides would stick together if we swallowed chewing gum. Later she said it was because she didn’t like us chewing gum.
I assiduously ate crusts in the belief that my hair would become curly. It never did!

One parent insisted that I never let her child sit on the floor as it meant she would have arthritic knees when she was older. I didn’t believe it at the time. Now I wonder . .

biglouis

As a child I was told that if I didnt eat my crusts from my shandwiches I would lose all the curl from my hair. By my teens it had gone straight but I was quite glad of that as straight hair was fashionable by the 1960s. Girls used to iron their hair to make it straight.

I was told the same. I had curly hair which I hated so always left my crusts and was disappointed when it didn’t work. How I longed for a straight fringe! Used to sellotape my hair to my face at night!

We were told if we swallowed chewing gum it would stick to our hearts and we would die. Also, if we didn't wash our ears properly, potatoes would grow out of them.

I remember when I was about seven putting hot water on the bonfire because I thought because it was hot, it would make it burn better 🤷‍♀️🤓..

As a child I was told that if I didnt eat my crusts from my shandwiches I would lose all the curl from my hair. By my teens it had gone straight but I was quite glad of that as straight hair was fashionable by the 1960s. Girls used to iron their hair to make it straight.

DS had just got back from a run and 3 year old DGS asked if he could go running with his dad. "When you're big and strong, we'll go running over the mountains together" his dad promised. DGS looked a bit worried, then whispered "but I might not get big and strong because I didn't eat my vegetables at nursery". Bless!

I love lots of vinegar on my fish and chips and and was warned that if I had too much it’d dry up my blood. Not only did I believe it I think my mother did as well.