I used to belive that I could breath under water because I had a dream I was a mermaid.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- When I was young I used to believe if you died in the water, you'd become a mermaid.— stefanie
- When I was a kid, I use to believe, when I put salt in my bath water I will turn into a mermaid.— marletha
- When I was little I thought that if I stayed a long time in the water I would become a mermaid.— Salma
- I used to dream that if I held my breath, I could swim through the air for brief amounts of time— Adam
- If you hold your breath and make a wish under a highway tunnel it will come true....I still hold my breath :)— aj
- When I was little I used to think that my mom was a mermaid because she never went swimming with me— Martina