I went to stay with my Grandmother and because it was cold at night they put an electric blanket on in my bed before I went to sleep. As it was so lovely and warm I asked my Aunt if I could keep it turned on all night. She replied that if I did that I would never see my Granny again (presumably I would get electrocuted). I spent years trying to work out why it would make me go blind.
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- When I was young I thought people smoked to stay warm.— Phil Stam
- That blankets had some magic quality that made it so you could become warm and stay that way— Michael
- I used to believe that there was an off switch to the ocean so that it could go to sleep at night.Anon
- I used to believe that somebody turned the ocean waves off at night.— David
- I used to believe when I was 5 that I was special because I couldn't get to sleep until 11pm at night — Carrie
- I, to this day, believe that when I can't sleep at night it means I'm awake in someone else's dreams... — Turner