I used to believe that your eyes were made of water and if you opened your eyes underwater, then they would mix and dissolve and come out of your head.
A childhood belief about eyes
others believed things like this
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- if I watched too much TV, I would get 'googly eyes' as mom promised, and my eyes would pop out of my head.— claire
- I used to believe that if I opened my eyes too much, they could pop outAnon
- I used to believe that if you opened your eyes when you prayed, you would see God and then die.— Charlie
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- when I was young I used to believe if I squinted my eyes and it was windy my eyes would stay like this forever— Jeanne