random beliefs

Not me but my classmate. He thought that stereotyping was listening to the stereo.

Anon (from language : speaking)

I had never heard of Chicken Pox when I got it as a kid. When the doctor told my mom, I started crying and told them, "I don't want to turn into a chicken!"

Sondra (from body functions : being ill)

When I was little, I used to think that the shoulder pads worn by American football players were actually their muscles.

tim (from the world : sport)

I'm a New Year's baby and up until I was about 5 or 6, I thought the countdown at midnight was for me. Sadly, the self-absorption hasn't dissipated.

tom (from people : birthdays)

I used to believe that Casper the Friendly Ghost lived in my dad's car.

Michael (from media : cartoons)

When I was a child, I told my parents that I wanted a French poodle because I believed that it would bark in French.

Marie (from animals : cats and dogs)

My cousin told me that he had a frog in his knee then he flexed his knee cap so it would twitch and that sealed the belief.

Anon (from body parts : general)

When i was probably about 5, i came to think that if you stared at people or animals long enough you could dissolve their brain, and that was why it was impolite to stare.

Anon (from kids : i'm different)

I used to believe that if you opened up an umbrella inside your house that the whole house would fly away

Anon (from at home : around the house)

A friend told me of how her older sister covinced her that she was adopted by the family - to provide spare parts for the other members!!

winkywen (from grown-ups : family)