I used to rub my eyes all the time when I was little. My mom got frustrated with me, and told me that if I rubbed them too much, they would fall out. We were at the eye doctor when she said it, and I remember that he nodded in agreement with her. I was scared for years after that that if I touched my eye, even if there was something in it that was bothering me, it would fall out. :(
A childhood belief about eyes
others believed things like this
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- I thought if you trip and fall down you fall at the speed of light!— Dietrich Corby
- I used to believe that if you held a Guinea pig upside down, it's eyes would fall out.— james
- i was always told if i picked my nose my brain would fall out! i belived it for years!Anon
- Whwn I was about 6 I used to think that if a crow bit you you would fall asleep for 100 years!— Lisa
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann