When I was younger, I used to believe that the goop that formed in the corner of your eyes while you slept was left-over sleepdust that the sandman had sprinkled on them. I also believed that if you left it on there, it would grow and you would go blind. What a dumbo!
A childhood belief about sleeping
others believed things like this
- When i was younger i used to believe people blind had no eyes.— Kenza
- 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
- I used to think that blind people always had their eyes closed.Anon
- When i was little my mum convinced me that if a cat spat in my eyes i would go permanently blind. — Louise Atkinson