i believed that if i stayed in water too long i would turn into a raisin. my grandparents would always say that too and i beleived them.
A childhood belief about water

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you soaked a raisin (or prune) in water, it would turn back into a grape (or plum).— C.C.
- I used to believe if you stayed in water too long your skin would get really wrinkled and stay that way.Anon
- 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 believe that if i splashed water on the wall during a bath, the water would turn into spiders— justin
- I used to think the woman on the the Sunmaid Raisin box was my mom— Me
- I used to believe that if I ate too many watermelons I would turn into water...— Peter