I thought homeless people had a disease that made them homeless. So, I held my breath when I. walked pass them so I wouldn't become homeless
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- Until I was about 12 years old I believed that homeless people were made up by my parents to scare me.— Angela B.
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- I used to believe that all old people got the disease "OLD TIMERS DISEASE" Instead of alzheimers disease :D— MollyJohnson
- I held my breath near cemeteries because I thought it would be rude to inhale spirits. Anon
- I used to think that if you held a turd in for more than an hour it would give you bad breath— phil
- I used to dream that if I held my breath, I could swim through the air for brief amounts of time— Adam