I used to believe that adults could read minds, and that it would be kept a secret from me until I was "of age" and the ability developed in me too. So I was really careful not to think about secret stuff when my parents were around!
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- When I was young,I thought the lyrics "Secret Agent man" were actually "Secret Asian Man".— M.M.B.
- i thought that our cats were secret spies for my parents and i would never do anything bad around them. Anon
- i used to believe peeps with curly hair had a 3rd ear wich they can read peep's mindsAnon
- I used to think that James Bond and all the other secret agents worked for MFI.— John C
- I used to believe there was a secret door to the gremlin world hidden under my bed— Mel
- I used to believe Jessica Simpson was a secret character from "The Simpsons"— Lemon Jelly