When I was 8, my uncle used to tell me that if I pressed the stop button on the television's remote, the television would explode. I didnt touch that remote until I was 12 in fear of blowing up the neighborhood.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that I could jump through the television and be where the people were on television.— Ash
- I used to believe that the remote control could control all the things in my house, including my dog.— Felipe
- I used to believe that the people inside the television could see you. Anon
- I used to believe that someone, somewhere in the world was watching me on their television.— Liz
- I used to believe the people of television were talking to me alone !— Margaux, a French student in eighth grade
- I used to believe that people on television speak to me & look at me ! — Macy