when i was little i believed that you had to cover you eyes or santa wouldn't come. because one time i covered my eyes for about five mins and when i took away the blanket there were presents everywhere.
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- When i was a child i used to believe that i became invisible when i covered my hands with my eyes.
— Owen - I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- when I was young I used to believe if I squinted my eyes and it was windy my eyes would stay like this forever— Jeanne
- if I watched too much TV, I would get 'googly eyes' as mom promised, and my eyes would pop out of my head.— claire
- I used to believe that if you stared into a cat's eyes, my eyes would turn that color too.— silvia