I used to think that shadows felt pain, and sent it to their "owner".
I "discovered" this when I proudly exclaimed to my Grandpa, "I just stepped on you shadow!" He played along with it, and pretended like it hurt him really badly. I wouldn't step on anyones shadow for the longest time, in fear of hurting them
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I thought the song Shattered Dreams was acutaly "Shadow Dreams" and wondered what shadow dreams were— Golgademon
- every time I see a shadow thats not mine I freak out because I think It's a vampire— Dalton Anderson
- I used to believe that I could outrun my own shadow!— Serge
- I used to believe my shadow was chasing me whenever I ran— Rose
- When I was younger I used to believe that the darker your skin was, the dark your shadow would be.— Mary S.
- A common misheard lyric in BMTH’s ‘Shadow Moses’ is “THIS IS SANDPIT TURTLE!”— Oli