When I was very small I believed I could fly down the stairs. I tried it and it seemed like I was flying. I asked my mum about it recently and she said I just hurt myself badly. I don't believe her.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a vitamin was a small animal
only recently I have found out that it is not true... :)— Sylwia - my husband believed, until recently, that the word "several" meant seven of something. — sheryl
- I believed that Jesus was flying across the sky, it was actually sunlight reflecting off planes.— Patti
- Until recently, my friend believed that Richard Starkey was the fifth Beatle.— Spook
- One kid I know believed that because I wear glasses, it wouldn't hurt if he poked my eye.Anon
- I used to believe that if i behaved badly i would be taken away in a yellow van.— Mattio