I was convinced that the wrinkles on an adults forehead meant intelligence. The more wrinkles the smarter the person.
A childhood belief about getting older

others believed things like this
- I used to think when someone had wrinkles on their forehead, it meant they had a headacheAnon
- I used to believe that the wrinkles on my dad's forehead were his feelings.— Suzy
- I used to think wrinkles came about because people just grew too much skin.Anon
- Not me, but my cousin used to think wrinkle cream gave you wrinkles.Anon
- I once asked my mom if my grandma got wrinkles on her wrinkels when she bathed. Go figure....— Kitty
- I used to think that I was smarter than adults. Now I know kids are smarter than adults in many ways— Marshall M