I have strabismus, which means my eyes do not operate in concert to provide a 3-D image. As a result, when I look at an object close to my face, it can seem as though the background (seen through one eye) is superimposed on the object (seen through the other eye). As a kid, I thought this meant that I could see through things, which is exactly what it looks like.
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- I use to believe that if a sharp object punctured your eye it would pop like a bubble— Dani
- When I was younger I used to believe that when I hit an object they would feel pain like they were living.— Alice
- I used to think that if you don't close your eyes while you sneeze YOU DIE!!!!— Nutter
- I used to think Billy Idols "Eyes without a face" was "How's about a date" : - )— Shay
- When my mom would say that my eyes were bigger than my stomach I thought she meant it literally.— Amanda
- i thought the line "saving my face" from the KT Tunstall song of the same name was "shaving my face"Anon