I used to believe that people were blind because:
1) They always wore those thick black sunglasses, so no wonder they couldn't see! Or...
2) They blinked, and then forgot how to open their eyes again. This was further proven when on TV, all the blind people that didn't have those glasses on always had their eyes closed. I was basically yelling at the TV, "Just open your eyes!"
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- I used to think that blind people always had their eyes closed.Anon
- i used to think that if you were blind you had to have your eyes closed. Anon
- I used to think that if you closed your eyes, you convince others that you were blind.— katie B
- I used to believe that you were only classed as blind if you had your eyes closed.Anon
- When i was younger i used to believe people blind had no eyes.— Kenza
- I used to believe that people who wore glasses were blind and could only see when they had their glasses on. Anon