One time I told my cousin that people could come out of tv's, and the only way to send them back was if I used my wand on them (it was a stick). So for years, she was scared of watching tv unless I was there.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- i always wondered why people sent plums to the queen, in the anthem "send her victorias"— anon uk
- i used to believe that if you swallowed gum, when you breathed in, your stomach would stick to your back— cope
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- My nephew refuses to put his tooth under his pillow in case the fairy burns him with her wand.— Nina
- When i was young i thought a stick shift was when u drive with a stickAnon
- I used to think you had to stick those pins that you stick in your hat through your scalp. That's weird.— Angela