I used to believe that condoms were devices that elderly men donned, before enjoying a few pints at the pub, to soak up any urine leakage.
That was because my dad told me so.
A childhood belief about condoms

others believed things like this
- I use to believe if I had to pee real bad if I ate crackers it would soak it up— steve
- I used to believe that if I ate pieces of bread it would soak up my pee and I wouldn't have to pee anymore.— Anna
- When i was a nipper my mum told me that condoms were sweeties for grown ups - i believed it for years!! :-)— LCF
- When I was little I thought that my urine was stored in my scrotum until I needed to wee.— Bryan
- I used to think that tampons were meant to absorb women's urine so they wouldn't have to go to the bathroom.— Koyaanisqatsi
- I used to believe that my urine was a super fertilizer - peeing on plants made them grow.— Andrew C