When I was a kid I was terrified of the ocean because I was sure I'd get eaten by sharks. So my dad told me that the bouys they use to mark off swim aread held shark-nets that would keep them away from the swimmers.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that pools had underwater doors that sharks were going to swim out of.— marky
- I used to believe that once you pulled the plug in the bath a shark would swim out of the drain and eat you.— Amy
- I used to think that the TV show "Shark Tank" involved actual sharks in a tank.Anon
- I used to dream that if I held my breath, I could swim through the air for brief amounts of time— Adam
- I used to think that a "pool shark" was an actual shark that lived in a swimming poolAnon
- I used to think that the song "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" was really "My Body Lies Over the Ocean."Anon