When I was little I was certain I could see in the dark. I would try out my "powers" by running around the yard at night. But after running into a tree face first, I had to live with the fact I couldn't see in the dark....
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I used to think running for president involved actually running somewhere.— Artimage
- The line 'The dark sacred night' in What A Wonderful World is actually 'The dogs say goodnight'...— rebecca
- I used to believe that you could get cancer from looking in the microwave while it was running.— Kayla
- I used to believe that cats eyes were lit up by a man running under the road with a torch— Martin
- At about age 7 I thought one could see the people running around on a map, if one looked hard enough.— Adam Smith
- I used to believe that I could fly like Superman if I had the right cape and got a good running start. — Rick