When I was about 6, when I got thirsty, I would swallow the saliva in my mouth because I thought it was water and that it was enough to hydrate me
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- my brother told me that if i ride my bike with my mouth open i will swallow my tounge. Anon
- i used to believe that when trees were thirsty they would tell the sky and it would rain.— Raya
- I used to believe that the foam that sometimes washes up on the beach was shark saliva... — Tiffany
- I thought that hydrogen was pure water (since I knew hydro- meant water) and H2O was impure some how— Hexetic
- I thought i had to chew my food 27 times before i could swallow because Stephanie said it on Full HouseAnon
- I thought tonic water was toxic water and wondered why would anyone drink it if it is toxic?— Dr.Badguy