When I was little I was fascinated by a scar my Dad had. I remember him explaining it was from having his appendix removed. He went on to tell me about how the surgeon had asked if he wanted it fastening up with a zip or a button so he could use it as a pocket, but he'd decided his trouser pockets were okay, so he had it stitched up completely.
I was about 16 before it occured to me that Dad had been kidding me.
A childhood belief about skin

others believed things like this
- My favorite excuse:
Must be those trouser geese again!— Tootie Fruity - i used to believe that when you had cramps your appendix would blow up.— Avery
- I used 2 think that the scar on my side said "UNUSEABLE" LOL!!!!!!— John In Pennsylvania
- I used to be very fascinated by the weather and sometimes wished I could have a tornado for a best friend.— Will
- I used the scar on my dads leg was a shark bite when in fact he fell off his bike when he was a child— Wendy Murray
- When I was a teenager, I used to believe that someone's name-day occured as half-birthday.— Marcas