I used to believe that when men grew beard hair it was really painful (how it pierced through the skin), but in keeping and maintaining a beard it demonstrated the toughness of the man and indeed their superiority over women. How right I was.
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- When i was young about 5 i used to think god was a donkey with a long beard!Anon
- I used to think that the priest at church was JESUS.
He had a beard.... it made sense— Joe B - My uncle harry has a very long beard and a hariy face. I used to think he was a wizard.Anon
- How could Baby Jesus be born on Dec 25th, get tall, grow a beard and then die, all by Easter. Whew!— Joe
- I used to think wrinkles came about because people just grew too much skin.Anon
- I used to believe that if you ate too many carrots your skin and hair would turn orange. — Mariah