When we were small children we had an aunt that was extremely overweight. At some point we came to the conclusion that you eat so much, you get fat and then you blow up and pop like a balloon. The aunt is still alive.
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- i used to think my aunt sandra was aunt bannana.Anon
- I used to believe 'three bean salad' was an extremely small entree because it contained only three beans.— queeneve
- My Aunt used to tell me that if I cried too much, I would run out of tears.— Peter
- My aunt always used to tell me that if I swallowed gum, I'd turn into a frog!— Deana, Las Vegas, NV.
- My Aunt used to tell me that if I didn't share, I would turn into a crow.— Peter
- my aunt used to have an imaginary friend who instead of having blood had 7-up in her veins.Anon