I used to believe that if you stared into a mirror for too long, the devil would start staring back at you! My mom told me this as I was quite a vain child and spent hours gazing into the mirror! Now, I still don't pause too long, you can never be too careful!
A childhood belief about mirrors
others believed things like this
- I believed that if I looked too long in the mirror admiring myself the Devil would appear.— Paul Elletson
- If you stare into a mirror in almost complete darkness, the devil will appear instead of your reflection.Anon
- when i was young i used to believe that my image on a mirror would come to life if i broke the mirror.Anon
- i used to think if you stared long enough at the sun (until it looked blue) you could kill it— sean
- I used to think that if I stared at the sun for a long time, I could make day turn to night.— Big J
- I USED TO BELIEVE THAT IF YOU STARED AT A PERSON, THEY COULD NOT TELL YOU WERE STARING AT THEM. PRETTY STUPIDAnon