My mom told me not to do certain things like "make faces" or it would freeze like that. I thought that is where mannequins come from. Adults & kids who had just froze like that because they were doing things they weren't supposed to do.
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- I used to think the word "european" had something to do with pee, and that kids weren't supposed to say it.Anon
- I used to think that adults spoke an entirely different language (not English) when kids weren't around. — Swordfish
- i used to believe that parents do things to make there children happier. well i was wrong. — Emma C.
- when i was a kid i believed i could make things happen just by snapping my fingers like in mary poppins!!Anon
- I thought that kids' pee was yellow and adults' pee was clear.— Aretia
- I thought cartoons were for kids and "real-life programs" for adults.— Ichigo