i believed that if you did not wear your gloves when it was snowing that your hands would turn black and fall off!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- If you suck your thumb it would eventually go black, shrivel up and fall off.— Charlotte
- One kid I know believed that because I wear glasses, it wouldn't hurt if he poked my eye.Anon
- When I was little my dad told me that if you drank too much coffee it would make your skin turn black. Anon
- I believed you could dry your hands with hot water, until i got a chance to try it.— A A RENN
- When i was little, i believed that if you slept with socks on, your feet would fall off.Anon
- I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.— Wendy