When I was about 4 we had an older refridgerator that made a funny squeaking sound when the motor ran. My mom told me it was the mice on the exercise wheel that made the fridge run. I believed her for years.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I once thought that there were little mice under the wheel on Wheel of Fortune making the wheel move— Kara
- My dad told me SPAM was made of Squirrel, Possum, and Mice YUM YUM — Suzanne
- 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 gum was made outta pig fat becuase of what my dad told me. I believed him for years.— Maddy
- My brother told me that I would turn into a boy when I got older. It made me cry.— Sarah
- I had tinnitus as a child and used to believe that it was the sound that the devil made when he was closeby— Helen