When I was a kid of 4 and 5, the one thing all of us kids believed, even some of the older kids in the neighbourhood, was that if the 'web' between our thumb and forefinger was cut in anyway we would die, and I had nightmares about falling into pieces like a cartoon character.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- Like most kids growing up, I believed there was an upside-down word on the other side of the mirror.— Taylor (14)
- I believed we were little kids till we were 17, and at our 18th birthday we woke up as adults.— Hoppip
- In primary school, a whole bunch of kids including me believed that watermelon seeds contained ants. — Caff
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- When I was younger, I believed that times tables in maths were kids sitting at tables staring at clocks!Anon
- When I grew up, I was going to be a mom with no kids.Anon