When I was younger, around 4 or 5, I used to always think that fire would blaze like crazy if you lit it just in one place. So whenever my mom or dad took out a lighter, I'd run away as fast as I can and made sure that I don't get anywhere near that area until the fire was blown out.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- when I was little i belived that if you had cortaroy pants and ran really fast they would set on fireAnon
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- i used 2 think if u lied your pants would catch on fire cus of the sayin "lier lier pants on fire!"— nell
- When I was little I used to believe that if I played with fire, then I would wet the bed. — Danielle
- when you sit by a fire it can dry up you bone marrow— debbie
- If someone said they have heartburn, they're heart was actually on fire.Anon