When I was about six, I was convinced that people were made out of rubber. I remember sitting on the monkeybars with my best friend, who was very afraid of falling. I told her she was stupid to be afraid, and pushed her off to show her it wouldn't hurt.
Much to my suprise, she didn't bounce!
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I had an 18 lb. cat who ate rubber bands, I used to believe she could bounce away if not careful.— Dawn
- I used to believe a tornado was a omato flying around and wondered why people were afraid of them.Anon
- My dad told me that the reason Birds didn't get electrocuted on overhead wire was they had rubber feet!!— Derricki
- when I was little I was afraid of flies until mom told me they were baby birds!— Lisa
- One kid I know believed that because I wear glasses, it wouldn't hurt if he poked my eye.Anon
- I used to be afraid that E.T. was under my bed!— Mandie B.