My mom always knew what mischief I was up to, and she said it was because she "had eyes in the back of her head." At first, this sort of frightened me. I thought she really did! Finally, she said it too many times, and I went behind her chair and parted the back of her hair, looking for them. When I couldn't find them, she said that her extra eyes close whenever anyone goes looking for them and that's why I'd never see them! Well, I believed that too! It's no wonder I'm a skeptic now.
A childhood belief about family
you weren't the only one
31 of you believed this
- My mom always told me she had eyes in the back of her head. — Ellana
- My mom said she had eyes in the back of her head. I looked and looked, but never found them.Anon
- I used to believe that grown-ups, mothers in particular really did have eyes in the backs of their heads.Anon
- This little kid i know told me that his mom had eyes in the back of her head and he couldn't do any bad stuff!— liz