I used to believe that if you left the hoover on the same spot on the carpet switched on for too long then it would suck up all the fluff and you'd get a bald spot on the carpet.
I would hoover like a maniac to make sure my mum wouldn't tell me off for ruining the lounge carpet...
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- i used to think that my sister was a genie and flew a magic carpet at nightAnon
- I believed you ran the vacuum to cut the carpet and used the lawn mower to smooth out the grass.— Michelle
- When I was young I thought that a parking spot was a spot like a polka dot and not a space for a car.— Mina Tova
- I used to believe my dad could honk the car horn by pushing on a mysterious spot on the roof of the car.— sarah b
- when there is a spot where the sun only shines between 2 clowds god was takeing dead people up to heaven.— manda
- I used to believe that the teacher's lounge was where the teachers went to make out.— Julia