I used to believe that if I wore nothing but painted on clothes to my skin that I would still be considered dressed!
I did this a few times and even convinced my brother that we weren't naked and he got into the habit too.
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- i thought that if i dressed in my holly hobby doll's clothes, no one would be able to find me.— pikl
- I used to believe that showing my bare arms meant that I was naked, so I never wore short sleeves as a kid. Anon
- that creases in clothes would pinch your skin — katy
- I used to believe jaywalking meant walking around naked in public (from naked as a JAY bird...)— Izzi
- I used to belief that the Muslim women who wore their garment wore it because they were bald.Anon
- My mum told my older brother that dogs weren't allowed in London.— Fiz