My parents used to tell me I had "mouse ears". I thought my ears must have been deformed so I used to keep my hair long to cover my ears (until my mid-20's) What they really meant was that my ears were small and that I have extremely good hearing! ! !
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- From a misunderstanding, I thought everyone’s ears were the same size.— Enrico
- i used to believe that bunny's could fly with their ears.Anon
- I used to believe that if you smoked too much,when you got mad your ears would smoke.Anon
- I used to believe that earwigs crawl in your ears— Janice
- My sister used to believe if you stuck a Q-Tip in one of her ears her brain would pop out the other ear. — Mr.McMelon
- I used to believe that if I didnt wash behind my ears, they'd fall off...— Karina