At my grandma's house there is an old, large photograph framed and hangin on the wall. My causin told me that if I so much as touched the frame, the whole thing would crumble into dust. To this day, I won't touch it!
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you swallowed your gum that you would crumble up and smell like a dead animal !!!!— jordan
- My sister told me not to touch hail stones because they were radioactive. — Mary K
- I used to believe that the dust on top of doors was poisonous.— draconid
- What about "Another one buys a Datsun." You know, instead of "Another one bites the dust.— e-man
- I used to believe that the song "Another one bites the dust" was "Another one rides the bus"— Emmy
- I used to believe that the dust at the top of doors was highly poisonous and could kill you.Anon