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Myths your parents told you as a kid
Lynne Diaz
, Photographer
February 4, 2015
“My cousins told me that every time I sneezed, 10 kids in Africa died.” -Jimmy Dang, 9
“I used to think that if you sneezed with your eyes open they would pop out. Oh wait, that’s true?” -Zashley Duffey, 12
“I used to think that the moon was legit made of cheese.” -Eduardo Ramirez, 11
“My mom told me that if I kept biting my nails, they would stop growing and I wouldn’t have fingernails anymore.” -Khayreion Joseph, 12
“I used to think babies came from another planet.” -Nigel Sebastian, 9
“If you didn’t sleep, the bed bugs would bite.” -Kichelle Rabb, 10
“My grandmother told me that if I kept eating too much watermelon I would turn into one.” -Deja Lincoln, 11
“My mother told me that if you got pregnant before marriage, a monster would come and eat you and your baby. -Adriana Davis, 10
“My sister told me that every time someone cries, a fairy dies. I didn’t cry for like a year.” -Erica Igiehon, 9
“I thought that when the couple kissed at the wedding, she got pregnant.” -Laron Roland, 11
“I used to think that if I went to the restroom at night a monster would come out of the toilet.” -Noemi Martinez, 10
“My aunt told me that if I ate spinach I would look like Barbie.” -Feba George, 10
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