i used to believe that an 'in-growing' toenail would actually grow backwards into the toe and disappear into nothing.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- My 6 years younger sister used to tell me that I was younger than her. She was just growing backwards.— Taryn
- My Dad told me that biting my nails would result in a large toenail being attached to my stomach lining.— LindaAG
- I used to belive that if you ate anything that had mould growing on it, you would grow mould on your skin. Anon
- If you click a pen to much you will disappear Anon
- I used to think that growing pains meant that a tomato plant was growing in your stomach.— Annette
- i used to believe when someone died their image on photo's would disappear— beryl's girl