My 4 year old son used to check every morning if I had properly shaved my beard. So, one day I asked him why he was so concerned ... and he told me that "you'll age and ... die if you let your beard grow"
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- How could Baby Jesus be born on Dec 25th, get tall, grow a beard and then die, all by Easter. Whew!— Joe
- 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
- I used to believe nun's shaved their heads and were completely bald.— Mark
- I was 14 when i realized that nectarines were not shaved peaches— tim