My das convinced me that the birds which sat on our trees wanted to steal them.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- Trees grew leaves as camouflage so birds would`nd nest in them. Don`t ask.— DaWind
- I was convinced my cat was going to steal my money at night. Anon
- When I was about seven, I was utterly convinced that chickens had leaves and trees had feathers.— Confused
- I was convinced that paper could only be made out of Birch trees (because they had white bark).Anon
- My older sister had me convinced that noodles grew on trees, but that rice was man-made...— Trusting little brother
- I used to believe wind came from trees. And when it was really windy, the trees were really mad.— Tiffany