My dad dressed up for my 4th birthday party as a clown. From that day on for about 5 months, I was scared to go near my dad because I thought he was born a clown. To this day I am still afraid of clowns
A childhood belief about clowns

others believed things like this
- I used to think that a clown lived under my bed and tried to eat me while i was asleepAnon
- I used to believe that i was turning into a clown whenever I cried becase my cheeks and nose would become red— melissa
- I used to believe that clowns were born that way.— Kelly
- Clowns were born like thatAnon
- My sister used to believe that clowns were born that way.— Bonnie
- When I was a child I used to be afraid of clowns because they used to have very big shoes— LIZA