I have a stuffed cat named Sassy, and I've had her since I was four. One time when I was about six, I was at a friend's house and we were playing with Sassy and my friend's bear, Beary. We pretended they got brain amputation, and colored with red marker all over their heads. Then we cut off all their fur there. When his mom scolded us for ruining our stuffed animals, my friend replied nonchalantly, "Don't worry Mom, it will grow back." I believed it would for months and was mystified when Sassy remained clear-cut for over a year. Finally at age nine I realized that stuffed animals aren't alive, and they can't grow more hair if you cut it off.
I also cut another friend's Barbie's hair, and made her believe it would grow back like those Barbies in the commercials that have "growing" hair. She got really mad when she found out that her Barbies were terminally bald.
A childhood belief about toys
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that after I cut my stuffed animals hair that it really grew back! — Kristy
- I used to believe that if i cut of my Barbie dolls hair that it would grow back.— Zena
- I believed that if you ate a piece of your own hair, a new strand of hair would grow on your head.— Ryo
- I used to believe that after I cut my barbie's hair, they will grow again. They've never grown :(— Duda
- My friend convinced me that if I used a bar of soap to wash my hair instead of shampoo that I would go bald.— Michelle
- I used to believe that my stuffed animals would come alive at night to protect me.— Julie