I believed that staying in the bathtub while the water was draining out would cause all the dirt to settle back onto my body.
A childhood belief about bathrooms

others believed things like this
- When my parents would tell me they were going to Miami I'd ask "How long are you staying in Yourami"?— Christy F
- I used to think that the song"Stayin Alive" said "Staying In Line" like at school when I was little. — MacKenzie
- I always thought that "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees was sung by Aretha Franklin.Anon
- Whenever my fingers wrinkled from staying in the pool too long, I thought I was aging faster.— The Mortal Elf
- i used to believe that the water in the ocean went away a night......then came back in the morning.— Beverly
- I used to think when I peed in the shower as a kid, the water coming back through the showerhead was my pee.— gregg