I thought that you were allocated a certain number of heartbeats in your lifetime and that the quicker your heartbeat, the shorter your lifespan would be... Hence I avoided exercise until about the age of 14. I still find keeping fit very difficult.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I thought that exorcise and exercise both meant the same thing— Dobby Bob
- I thought my aunt was Tina Turner actually, but she is keeping this as a secret...
— sel - when i was little i believed that your social security number was the number you were born on the earth — christine
- I thought a "cold sore" on your mouth was the same thing as "coleslaw" and so avoided eating it for years.— Helen (UK)
- My dream was to be a dad when I grew up, which would provew to be difficult seeing as i am a girl.Anon
- When you ordered small fries they were just shorterAnon