When I was about 8yrs old, my family and I were walking home one night when my mom noticed a shooting star.I was terrified to look up at the sky fearing that one would
fall on me!I was about 16 when I saw my first shooting star and now I search for them constantly.
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- I used to believe the rain drops that fell from my roof at night were shooting stars— Kay
- I thought that the star that Mary and Joseph followed was called Yonder, as in 'following Yonder star."— Kairow
- When I was younger, I used to think shooting stars were aliens in need.— Sakanaaaaaa
- I used to believ that "Shooting the Bull" literally meant what it states.— DJ
- When trains (subways) go underground, my little sister thought that the lights were shooting stars.— Katie
- I used to believe that sunflowers would try to kill people by shooting poisonous seeds at people.— jen