I used to believe that cheerleaders had to cut off their hands and surgically attached pom-poms to their arms.
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that cheerleaders didn't have hands, just pom-poms where they should be!Anon
- I used to believe planes flew by being attached by strings like a kite.Anon
- I used to believe that China was attached to the United States somewhere up near Washington state.Anon
- My Dad told me that biting my nails would result in a large toenail being attached to my stomach lining.— LindaAG
- We used to think that if you ran swinging your arms around, you would run faster. — Christine
- that if I flapped my arms hard enough, I could get airborne.— DeQuendre