I used to think that in order to grow, your parents took you to the doctor and he cut off your feet, put in some more leg, then put your feet back on.
This scared me to bits. When I told my mom about this and other weird beliefs I had, she asked... "Why did you ask me about this? I would have set your mind at ease." Of course, I had never asked her! If I had, sure as shooting, she would have exclaimed, "Oh thank you for reminding me, I have to make an appointment for you!"
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- When I got my feet measured by the electronic machine, I thought that the machine will squash my feet!— Helen
- I believed until near adulthood that when I was 6 or 7 I had actually flown for several feet in my back yard. — Jane S Poole
- When I was younger I asked my parents:
"If bees make honey, do flys make marmalade?"— Mike - My mom told me if you farted in bed your feet would turn brown.— Tracy
- My Grandmother once told me she could unscrew her feet. I believed that for years.— Andy Bettison
- My dad told me that the reason feet were stinky was because they grew out of your butt.— Veronika