I wouldn't wear stripy socks because I used to believe the stripes dug into your feet
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- When i was little, i believed that if you slept with socks on, your feet would fall off.Anon
- I used to believe that if you didn't take your socks off at night your feet would turn into jellyAnon
- When I was younger, I thought my brother kept eating my dirty socks, and that's why his feet smelled.— Kail
- One kid I know believed that because I wear glasses, it wouldn't hurt if he poked my eye.Anon
- I used to believe that zebras have detachable stripes.Anon
- ... i used to believe the more stripes my pair of sneakers had, the faster i would run ...— wilbur