When I was little I used to think that your parents could decide what sex you were by how close they they the unbilical* cord.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that God controlled the traffic lights. He would decide when it was everybody's turn to go.— Amanda
- When i was younger i thougth that when you grew up you could decide whether you wanted to be a girl or a boy. Anon
- I used to think that if you don't close your eyes while you sneeze YOU DIE!!!!— Nutter
- I used to believe that big grasshoppers would spit tobacco at you if you got too close to them.— Uni
- I used to believe that if you didn't close the toilet lid after flushing, you would get sucked down into it.— Maya
- I believed that leaves on trees only became individual when you you close to them, and then I got glasses.— nola