My mom had two cousins who convinced her that they could see farts. My mom could never find them so her cousins would draw pictures of them. The farts were perfect ovals and they were clear-ish and had smiley faces. It took her about 30 years to realize her cousins were lying.
A childhood belief about farting

others believed things like this
- I used to think that your cousins are your cousins only until they're 21, then they become your aunt,or uncle!— AMILA
- as a kid, i was told by my older cousins that i wasnt human until i turned 7 years old.— twk
- I thought that my parents chose my cousins, and was upset when my mother wouldn't let me add one.Anon
- Farts really are Barking Spiders, right?Anon
- i used to think that farts came out as a little orange cloud.— mh
- I use to believe I had holes in my bum cheeks for my farts to come out— jackL