my brother used to tell me when i turned 10(i was about 7 at the time) that all my veins would pop out of my arms, i was terrifyed!
A childhood belief about skin

others believed things like this
- my aunt used to have an imaginary friend who instead of having blood had 7-up in her veins.Anon
- I thought the blue veins in some cheeses were actually blood vessesls!— Helen
- I used to be afraid of moving my wrists incase i snapped my veins and bled to death.— Tender veins
- My mum told my brother that beetroot turned your wee pink. To this day he still won't eat it— Monica
- The first time I saw fog, I thought the air had turned sour.— jamby
- when i was little i thought every time i left the room my parents turned into aliensAnon