I believed that if you had a frown on your face, it would stay like that forever. That taught me to never frown again!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- My mom always told me if I made an ugly face it would stay that way forever.Anon
- If you pulled a face, and the clock struck on the hour, your face would stay in that position.— Jo V...NL
- if i rolles my eyes, it would stay like that foreverAnon
- I used to believe that bodies that were embalmed would stay preserved forever.— Leelee
- 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 grown-ups were born "grown up" and that I would stay a little kid forever.— Still A Kid