When I was a toddler, my mom would tell me that if I was really nice to our cat, it would eventually start talking.
A childhood belief about cats and dogs

others believed things like this
- When i was a toddler i sued to believe that if you ate soap you would blow bubbles for the rest of your life.— KEL
- i used to believe (when i was little) i could make the wind stop and start by saying, "stop" and "start"— Ali
- I used to think that teachers were all nice. — name
- That everything was free. You paid for nothing, money was just to look nice.— Blasia M
- i used to believe that if i wasn't nice to my toys, they would fight back.
Anon - When I was 6 I believed that on nice summer days you can see the world spin if you just look hard enough :)Anon