As many of you know I have recently become a first time grandmom. When I brought my mom to meet her new great grandson the other day one of the first things she said was "be careful of Gabe (the cat) because cats have been known to suck the breath out of infants." Well I have heard that before and assured my mom that it is just an absurd Old Wives Tale and wondered how on earth any somewhat intelligent person could believe such a thing. Anyway, it got me thinking. Does anyone know where such a story could have come from? Also, does anyone have any other Old Wives Tales to contribute? It would be interesting to find out how these things got started.