when I was 3 I had a slight squint, so my parents took me to the hospital so the doctor could look at my eyes. I assumed the doctor would take my eyes out to look at them so I screamed so much the doctor told my parents, "Well her lungs are fine and I think her eyes are too."
A childhood belief about being ill
others believed things like this
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- my uncle was a doctor, so when he told me his vw could fly, i believed.— boodles
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.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
- When I was little, I believed my parents really had eyes in the back of their head.— Tera
- if I watched too much TV, I would get 'googly eyes' as mom promised, and my eyes would pop out of my head.— claire