I thought that babies were born with their eyes closed just like the puppies my dog had, having no family and no reason to think any different I thought this until I was 22!
A childhood belief about giving birth

others believed things like this
- Until about age 11 i thought that "Hush Puppies" the shoes were made from real puppies!— Laura
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- My sister was convinced that when she grew up she was going to have puppies instead of babies— leohauoli
- I thought that babies were born out of your bellybutton (couldn't think of anywhere else they pop out of!)— Hattie
- I don't know why, but for some reason I thought that blinking your eyes powered your speech.Anon
- I used to believe that when I closed my eyes, nobody could see me. — Jens