I used to think there was a big piece of elastic, with one end attached to my back and the other attached to the letterbox on our front door. This meant that if I walked round a lamppost I would get stretched and then have to quickly walk backwards around it again so that I didn't get tangled up.
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- I used to believe planes flew by being attached by strings like a kite.Anon
- I used to believe that China was attached to the United States somewhere up near Washington state.Anon
- I thought that the "don't walk" sign at crosswalks meant to run across the street as quickly as possible!— richard
- My Dad told me that biting my nails would result in a large toenail being attached to my stomach lining.— LindaAG
- i thought there was a door in the back of the tv and if you wanted to be on tv you just walk in— fred
- I used to think that fire trucks and ambulances drove all the way back to the station backwards.— Tim