When I was about 8 years old, my brother (who is older than me by 18 months) told me that if I cut off my eyelashes, my eyelids would roll back into my head and I could never close my eyes again. Of course, I believed him.. the little liar..
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I believed my parents really had eyes in the back of their head.— Tera
- My mom always told me she had eyes in the back of her head. — Ellana
- I used to believe that if I pushed down on my upper eyelids too much, my eyes would pop out.— I Still Don't Touch My Eyelids
- i used to believe that my preschool teacher had eyes in the back of her head.Anon
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem