When I was little, sex was explained to me as "a special cuddle in bed". My mom wouldn't tell me what made the cuddle special and so I refused to get in bed with my parents for the next few years for fear I might accidentally have the "special cuddle" and get pregnant.
A childhood belief about getting pregnant

others believed things like this
- I used to think you had to get special permission from your parents to use curse words— zeitgeist
- I used to believe that there was special metal laid in the motorways that made the cars go faster!!— angela
- I use to beleive that Motorways had special tarmac on the road that made the wheels go faster— Nada
- I used to believe that my grandpa had a special power that made him fart each time I pulled his finger. — confused
- I used to beleive I was special.Now I know different.Anon
- I used to think that crust was a special coating put on the bread— Hayley