When I was 2.5, I thought that the people on the TV could feel pain. So I went to the TV screen and poked them in the eye. They didn't yelp in pain.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- When I was younger I used to believe that when I hit an object they would feel pain like they were living.— Alice
- I thought if I poked people on the tv in the eye, they would feel it and go 'ow'. — Helen W
- I always thought you could break through the tv screen and walk into whatever was on the screen at the time.— Linda
- I used to believe that people couls see you on the TV screen. I only changed when the commertials were on.Anon
- I used to believe that when I went to movies people were behind the screen acting out the part — Amy
- I used to believe that my dog could speak English, but he just didn't feel like it.— Mariah