I grew up near the ocean, and when we'd go to the beach I'd catch sand crabs and let them go. My dad told me that if one pinched me with it's claw it wouldn't let go until it thundered. I believed this for years.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I believed that the yellowish foam by the ocean was dolphin pee because my dad told me Anon
- As a child E believed when it thundered that it was god noisily moving his furniture about. — Deb
- I was told as a kid that when it thundered, God was playing basket ball. LOL! — Tony
- When I was little my dad told me when ever it thundered it was my Grandma bowling a strike.Anon
- When i was 6 years old i had a dog named Sandy. And i thought she was made of Sand.— Billy Bob Joe
- I believed one of the greatest dangers you could face was quick sand. I was scared to death of it.Anon