My younger brother used to believe that the only reason I had braces was to keep my teeth from falling out of my mouth.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- when i waz little i used to think braces were jewery you put on your teeth!— emily
- I used to think that if someone ate ice cream with braces, their teeth would freeze.— Alli
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- I thought braces were made out of precious metals and that's why they were so expensive!— Sp' Iyulgar
- When I was little my big brother told me that if I ate raw potatoes my teeth would grow curly. — Lauren
- My older brother used to tell me if you ate raw potatoes your teeth would grow long and curly!— Lauren