My older sister told me that if a dragonfly touched you, that spot would swell up for the rest of your life. I was terrified of dragonflies for years.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- My family told me that if I ate uncooked oatmeal that it would swell up and my stomach would explode.— david
- I used to believe that if you told a lie, Dragonflies will come and sew your mouth shut. For real.— Casey
- when I was 6, I believed I had to go to school for the rest of my life— Cody Jarosinski
- When I was young I thought that a parking spot was a spot like a polka dot and not a space for a car.— Mina Tova
- My oldest sister is 15 years my senior. I used to think that she was older than my mom.— Callie
- I used to belive that if you didn't keep a promise you would have bad luck for the rest of your life— Rebbecca