My friend Danny and I believed that by wishing on those little Troll toys, we could make ourselves able to fly. We "practiced flying" by jumping from the slide at a nearby park into the sand. Once I landed on my face! And I never did fly.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I believed one of the greatest dangers you could face was quick sand. I was scared to death of it.Anon
- I used to believe toys came alive at night.
Because I love toys, and I hoped be good friend with my toys.Anon - My friend and I used to believe that we could gain special powers by pressing our bellybuttons and wishing.— Andrew
- I used to be terrified of fire-flys because I believed they would burn if they landed on me.— kevin
- I used to believe, that since I wished upon a wishing well, I really would grow up to be a dinosaur.— Azi
- I believed that Jesus was flying across the sky, it was actually sunlight reflecting off planes.— Patti