my grandpa told us that if we put our feet in the river water than fish would think they were worms and eat them off.... I was so scared to go in the river for years!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think that the river police were there to stop naughty people from pulling the plug out.— Linda
- I believed that linguini was made of tape worms and was scared to eat pasta for a long time!— Mojo!
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- My Grandmother once told me she could unscrew her feet. I believed that for years.— Andy Bettison
- For years and years I believed that tuna must be really little fish because they came in such small cans!!— Gisela
- I used to believe that a fish cake was a fish in sponge and coated in icing. I believed this until I was 9.Anon