When I was small, I had huge ears that really stuck out the sides of my head. My brother, who's 8 years older than me, told me that if I concentrated really hard I would be able to fly with them, just like Dumbo.
I tried.
He lied to me. :(
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- I used to believe if I concentrated hard enough I could move stuff.
*sigh*
— Zog - when i was small my brother always told me that if you picked your nose your head would cave in— Eric
- When I was very small. by older brother told me that if I "Kissed my own elbow, I would turn into a boy."Anon
- When I was small, my brother would bug me and say that if my hand was bigger than my head, I had a tumor.Anon
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- I used to believe that cows mooed out of their ears-because my older sister told me they did.— ella