i used to be very proud of the fact that i can touch my eye with my finger and not be scared. My brother then, in an attempt to make me stop this, told me that if i touched it my eyes would melt. I STILL feel uncomfortable touching my eyes.
A childhood belief about eyes
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that eyes where just like bubbles and if you where to touch them they would pop.— Adam
- my brother (10) still believes that if you stick your finger to far up your nose you can touch your brainAnon
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- when I was young I used to believe if I squinted my eyes and it was windy my eyes would stay like this forever— Jeanne
- if I watched too much TV, I would get 'googly eyes' as mom promised, and my eyes would pop out of my head.— claire