I used to think an alternative to praying to God, you could go outside and shout as loud as you can toward the sky so He can hear you.
A childhood belief about prayers

others believed things like this
- I used to think that the praying mantis was related to the katydid!Anon
- As a child I thought that if you killed a praying mantis, you had to pay God $50.00.— stevie p
- When I was a kid I thought praying mantises were made out of grass— Landon
- I used to believe that when you turned up the volume on the T.V the people had to shout louder.— Tanana
- I thought farting was magical wind, and if you did it loud and hard, you would be able to move yourself.— Blake
- I used to believe the angels were in the speakers at church because of the loud female voice singing.Anon