I used to believe that the foam found on the shores of many lakes were that of the alligators that lived there.
A childhood belief about water

others believed things like this
- I believed alligators lived in toilets, and one apparently got hold of my sister.Anon
- I believed they put heated coils in lakes for the ducks to swim in the wintertime.Anon
- I used to believe that the foam that sometimes washes up on the beach was shark saliva... — Tiffany
- i used to think that the foam in the ocean was whipped cream. until i tasted itAnon
- When I was little, I thought the Indian princess on the Land-O-Lakes butter label was God or Jesus.— Butterflyzz
- i used to believe that the white foam on the surface of the ocean were unicorns trying to escape.— intunedwithmagic