i used to believe that ears were actually earwigs and that when i saw my mum cleaning her ears the earwig was going to the toilet but needed help to get it all out:)
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that earwigs crawl in your ears— Janice
- I was certain that "earwigs" were basically toupees you wear on your ears. Anon
- Just this moment I learned that earwigs do not go into your ears, i'm twenty-four.— Sheila
- I used to think that earwigs were a type of toupee that you wear behind your ears.— Elise
- I used to believe that "Earwigs lived in your ears", scared
me to death for years.— Will Chapman - i used to believe that bunny's could fly with their ears.Anon