When I was in Kindergarden I used to believe that when you slept you didn't breathe, so when we would have nap time I would lay down and hold my breathe for as long as I could so It would look like I was asleep. I have no idea why I thought this..lol.
A childhood belief about sleeping

others believed things like this
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- You couldn't have your belly button covered for too long or it would be harder for you to breathe.— Jess
- i used to belive that children had to be taught how to breathe.— Dave
- when i was 4 i believed i could breathe under water, one day i decided to try it and woke up in the hospital!Anon
- When I was a kid, I slept with my fists balled up because I thought if I didn't, E.T. would eat my fingers. — Brian
- i thought that you had like a box or something inside you to hold your soul for the longest time— jill