My dad always told me when I was five that if I sang while I was eating, I would eventually marry a cross-eyed person. When I saw one walking one day I approached her and said "Are you gonna marry me?" She was puzzled and just walked away.
A childhood belief about eating

others believed things like this
- I used to think I was going to marry my mom, even though my dad was already married to her.— nick
- I used to believe you had to marry your siblings when you grew up.— Cade Whitbourn
- I used to believe that if you kissed someone you HAD to marry them. Even in the movies.Anon
- When I was at primary school I used to believe you could only marry someone who was the same height as you!— Lucy
- I used to believe that I could marry my dad and i would always talk about marrying him when I grew upAnon
- When I was little, I thought that you had to marry someone who was born on the same date as you.— Lauren