On my 4th birthday, my mom had a clown come and do magic tricks. He put a fake thumb on my mom's hand and pretended to cut it off. I thought he really did cut it off and I started sobbing.
A childhood belief about clowns
others believed things like this
- That only men farted. I literally started sobbing the first time I realized I farted.Anon
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- I used to believe that your thumb would come off if you sucked your thumb too much— Anonymous
- I used to think that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wear on your birthday— Bri
- I used to believe that on your birthday, you didn't advance to your next age until you ate your birthday cake.— Casi