I used to believe that if I pouted too long, my mouth would stay that way! My big sisters told me this one and seeing that I was the only one in the family with full lips....I believed it!!
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- My aunts use to tell me that when I pouted the crows would come and bite my lips. Anon
- When I was little I believed that when I put lipstick on my lips, the lips grew.— Alba Águila Castelló
- My Dad use to tell me if I pouted and stuck my lower lip out, a bird would come and poop on my lip.— Tom
- I used to believe if you stayed in water too long your skin would get really wrinkled and stay that way.Anon
- I totally believed my siblings when they told me the family was aliens and had a space ship in the garage.— cully
- We told our little sister that she had a long bushy tail and she fully believed us for ages!!Anon