My mom had me to believe that I only had a certain amount of tears in my tear duct, and if I used them all I wouldn't have any left for when I was older and really needed them.(that was just mean mother)
A childhood belief about eyes
others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought grown ups could fly but wouldn't tell me about it or teach me until I got older.— James the Great
- My mother told me when i was 5 that Santa wouldn't come if i kept sucking my thumb. — Traumatized
- I thought that my parents chose my cousins, and was upset when my mother wouldn't let me add one.Anon
- I used to believe rain were God's tears— Joy
- My Aunt used to tell me that if I cried too much, I would run out of tears.— Peter
- I used to believe that if you used the kids' shampoos that said 'no tears' it would make you happy.— Emmy