When I was around 4 I was told that if I put my shoes on the wrong foot my feet would reverse.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that aeroplanes could reverse when they are flying. Anon
- When I was about 5, I thought that English was the reverse reading of Turkish.— sel
- My dad told me "Hush Puppie" shoes were made from Basset Hound ears.— William
- I used to belive that if i put my foot in my mouth, I would get foot-and-mouth illness— Emily Sathrota
- When I got my feet measured by the electronic machine, I thought that the machine will squash my feet!— Helen
- My mom told me if you farted in bed your feet would turn brown.— Tracy