I used to believe God was like the evil magic genie in fairytales who would grant wishes with unwanted consequences so I had to pray very carefully and specifically so as not to leave any loopholes.
A childhood belief about prayers

others believed things like this
- i used to think that my sister was a genie and flew a magic carpet at nightAnon
- David Bowie - Jean Genie
"The Jean Genie lives on his back
The Jean Genie loves cheesy snacks"— Santa Puncher - I used to believe that some first names were specifically for children and some were specifically for adults.— Marco
- I actually thought that when I grew up I could be a Genie.— Alex
- I used to believe that my doll Kimberly was real and if I listened carefully, that I'd hear her speak!— Kristy
- I don't know why but when i was 5 i used to think the place where you kneel to pray was were kids sat.Anon