When I was child I used to believe If I didn't brush
my teeth before going to bed, they would fall, because my father said me. Sometimes I brushed two times to be sure that they didn't fall.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- I used to believe when i was about 4 (now 15) that dinosours died because they didn't brush their teeth— gullable
- I used to think that cockroaches would visit your house if you didn't brush your teeth.Anon
- When I was a child my father warned me that if i picked my nose, my eye would fall out!— ras
- After your teeth fall out when you're a kid, your gums fall out. Then you get new gums and teeth.— Erin
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha