My 4-year-old son used to think that when you ate the food went to your legs first and filled you from the bottom up. So when it was time for dessert, he would say, I still have some room left in my right arm!
A childhood belief about eating

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that as I ate food, I filled up, and that once I filled up completely, I would die. Anon
- when i was little i thought every time i left the room my parents turned into aliensAnon
- As a kid I used to believe that you had to vomit at least once a year to get rid of all the food you ate.— Paula
- I used to believe that all dessert was birthday cake.— David
- I used to believe that when we left a room the TV set started to speak about other things — Nur
- I used to turn the TV off when I left the room so I didn't miss anything.— S.Lee