As small children, my friend and I believed that when you die you must always lie flat on the ground, face up, arms straight out like a "T", with your eyes shut. It was impossible for people to die any other way.
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- When I was little I used to think that it was impossible to travel to the moon because I saw it very small
— Kautar - When my grandma was little, her dad would tell her that the freckles on her face and arms were fly crap.Anon
- my mum used to say if i lied my eyes would change colour...when i lied i would shut my eyes— kevin rosenqvist
- I used to believe that north was always straight ahead. I could never face south, but I knew it was behind me!— Bruces
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- I used to think Billy Idols "Eyes without a face" was "How's about a date" : - )— Shay