When i was around five i was rubbing one of my eyes because i was tired and my friend told me if i did that my eye would fall out!! i believed her because her mom said it was true. I didnt rub my eyes for years...
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- I used to believe that if you held a Guinea pig upside down, it's eyes would fall out.— james
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- when I was young I used to believe if I squinted my eyes and it was windy my eyes would stay like this forever— Jeanne
- I used to believe that newborn babies didnt open their eyes for a few weeks like kittens :) — Cash
- if I watched too much TV, I would get 'googly eyes' as mom promised, and my eyes would pop out of my head.— claire