When my parents came home with my new sister, my father said if she cried at night he'd give her away. (I believed this) I slept under her crib for 3 years to prevent him from doing so!
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- I used to believe my dentist could give me a shot to straighten my teeth and prevent cavities.— sircigar
- My father told me that Spam was a mix of sparrow and ham. I believed this for years lol— Tara the Terror
- i used to believe you slept for 100 hours every night.— skye-ness
- First I believed that my parents were brother and sister. Then I thought that my dad was also my mums dad. — Rainbow
- My sister told me that if you had sweetcorn in your poo, you had six months to live! I cried for weeks — Billy
- I used to think teachers lived at school, and slept there at night.— Stephanie