When I was younger my mum told me I was 'double-jointed' like a lot of my family, I took this as being some sort of special power where I could bend my fingers or elbows or knees the other way, I always tried really hard and couldn't do it so I thought my mum was a liar!
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- that Newport power station was where clouds were made. My dad is a known liar.— Lydia
- I believed that the gap between the double yellow lines in the road was a special lane for motorcycles.— Joel
- I used to think I had the special power of being able to smell things with my finger.— Pablo
- I used to believe that my grandpa had a special power that made him fart each time I pulled his finger. — confused
- when i was younger i thought ac/dc's dirty deeds (done dirt cheap), was dirty knees and the thunder cheeks.— S
- I used to believe when I was 5 that I was special because I couldn't get to sleep until 11pm at night — Carrie