Our family lived in Malawi Africa and often there were power cuts. The candles were lit and at 5 years old I firmly believed that the candles helped the electricity come back on.
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- As a kid, I use to believe that candles were made out of ear wax.— CC
- I used to think that the wax statues at Madame Tussauds were made of recycled candles and crayons.Anon
- I have always lived very near to a power station, and I used to believe it was a cloud making machine.— Kirsty Martindale
- My great-grandfather firmly believed, and had me convinced, that SPAM was mouse meat. — texasblue
- I used to think that a family of evil bears lived in my grandparent's attic.— jasonchic
- i used to believe that edward scissorhands lived in our family friend's attic.Anon