i used to think that if i stared at my fingers long enough, i would have 'special powers' to actually see them grow. now i realize i'd hafta stare at them a VERY long time..
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if I stared at the sun for a long time, I could make day turn to night.— Big J
- i used to think if you stared long enough at the sun (until it looked blue) you could kill it— sean
- Whenever my fingers wrinkled from staying in the pool too long, I thought I was aging faster.— The Mortal Elf
- My friend and I used to believe that we could gain special powers by pressing our bellybuttons and wishing.— Andrew
- I beliveve that i got abducted by aleiens and i got special powers and i could talk to animals— I found out
- My older brother used to tell me if you ate raw potatoes your teeth would grow long and curly!— Lauren