I used to believe that the bumps that mosquito bites gave you were because the mosquitos crawled under your skin and curled up in a little ball. I hated to itch them because I could just imagine them very happy that I was scratching their backs, and I only wanted them gone.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- I once thought then when it rained God was crying and when it snowed he was scratching dry skin.— Karina
- i used to believe that when i had an itch or a tickle, it was because there were ants crawling beneath my skin— Willa
- I used to believe that mosquito larvae were baby hammerhead sharks. Made the ditch a very dangerous place!— Karen
- I used to think volleyball was actually called "ball-y ball"Anon
- I used to believe that ants walked inside your body and that's what caused an itch.Anon
- i used to believe that if you lie you really will get lie bumps.Anon