When we were about 4-6, we used to believe (well, half believe) that if you tread on somebody's shadow it would hurt the person.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I thought the song Shattered Dreams was acutaly "Shadow Dreams" and wondered what shadow dreams were— Golgademon
- I used to believe that your belly button was what held your top half to your bottom half...— Debelouwho
- I used to believe that I could outrun my own shadow!— Serge
- I used to believe my shadow was chasing me whenever I ran— Rose
- every time I see a shadow thats not mine I freak out because I think It's a vampire— Dalton Anderson
- When I was younger I used to believe that the darker your skin was, the dark your shadow would be.— Mary S.