My parents made me believe that if I touched wood with chemicals on it, the next day the body part would be gone. Oh the horrible things my brother and sister use to do with me because of that..
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you got a splinter after awhile your whole body would turn into wood.Anon
- I used to believe that pretzals were made of wood.Anon
- I used to believe that pretzels were made from wood....Anon
- I used to think tree-nuts (especially almonds) were made of wood. — Josh
- I used to believe my parents were brother and sister, and that everybody's parents were brother and sister.— Rachael
- My dad thought robin feet were made out of wood because they look like twigs.— Molly