My grandmother told me when I was little if you got doll hair in your eye you would go blind. She also said that if you played with a nail file long enough you could start a fire and burn the whole house down.
A childhood belief about eyes
others believed things like this
- I used to be terrified of fire-flys because I believed they would burn if they landed on me.— kevin
- When I was little I used to believe that if I played with fire, then I would wet the bed. — Danielle
- When I was younger I cut my Barbie doll's hair and wondered why it never grew back.Anon
- I used to hold my hand over my hair whenever i left the house and it was windy incase my hair blew away— lisa
- My Sister Once Said That Polly Pocket Was A Real Girl That Got Shrunk To Doll Size And Turned Into A Doll.— Jamie
- If you stood in front of the fire for too long your spine would melt!— Helen, Cumbria