A neighbor kid told me that if a person ever slept for 24 hours they would die. I think that's why I have to have a clock right beside my bed so I can see the time as soon as I wake up.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- when i was young i used to believe a wake was when you waited for the dead person to wake upAnon
- i used to believe you slept for 100 hours every night.— skye-ness
- I used to believe that a wake was something you go to to try to bring the dead person back to life.Anon
- In kindergarden my friend told me that there were 24 hours in the day and 15 hours in the night.— Cari
- Once I told everyone that I saw a clock reach 1:60.— flojo
- when I was a kid my neighbor told me if I picked my nose I would poke out my eye. I believe him. — Jane