I used to believe that whatever part of nature a person looked at longest, that's what color their eyes would be. I used to stare and stare at the sky, sure that I could feel my eyes were turning bluer.
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you stared into a cat's eyes, my eyes would turn that color too.— silvia
- My mom always told us not to stare at dogs doing pottie or having sex because we would get a stye on our eye.— Mary Lou
- If you stare into a mirror in almost complete darkness, the devil will appear instead of your reflection.Anon
- i used to believe that people with blue or green eyes saw that certain color— mellactica
- My mom said she had eyes in the back of her head. I looked and looked, but never found them.Anon
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon