when i was younger maybe around 4. i used to believe that an afro was a disease you got when you were older. my brother has a different type of hair than i do so his would be a 'fro and mine was just curly so i assumed since i hug around him all of the time i would eventually catch the disease. so i avoided him for a few weeks until i learned the truth
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that all old people got the disease "OLD TIMERS DISEASE" Instead of alzheimers disease :D— MollyJohnson
- I used to think that Alzheimers disease was called Old Timers Disease.— Justin
- That Alzheimer's Disease was Old Timer's Disease.— Todd K
- i used to believe that if you shave your head you could grow any type of hair like curlyAnon
- I used to believe that "Swarfega" was a disease.— Alan Brindley
- I used to believe that Marijuana was a disease you got from smoking.— LMH