I used to believe that I had a certain amount of luck to last for my whole life, so I used to pray to the spirits to make small unlucky things that I didn't really care about too much happen - so I could save my luck for when I really needed it.
A childhood belief about prayers

others believed things like this
- I used to belive that if you didn't keep a promise you would have bad luck for the rest of your life— Rebbecca
- when i was a kid i believed i could make things happen just by snapping my fingers like in mary poppins!!Anon
- I used to think that when people died, their whole bodies were taken up to heaven, not just their spirits.— Karrie
- I held my breath near cemeteries because I thought it would be rude to inhale spirits. Anon
- I used to believe that wearing a bra that was too small would make my boobs get smaller.— Aretia
- I used to believe that if you put salt on a dead fly it would make the fly come back to life.— Cody