When I was little, my older brother used to tell me that only monsters don't blink, and would then stare at me, unblinking. I thought my brother was a monster for a long time, and still to this day get a little freaked out when people don't blink for a long time.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- My older brother used to tell me if you ate raw potatoes your teeth would grow long and curly!— Lauren
- When I was about 7 I used to believe that I was the only person in the world that could blink.— xoxo
- I long believed that Ronald Reagan was Ronald McDonald's brother. And I thought it made him more impressive!— JB
- There ARE monsters under the bed but they won't eat you so long as you don"t get out of bed before 7am.— Sarah
- I thought the mole on my arm was from a bug pooping on my arm a long time agoAnon
- I thought Viagra was an allergy medicine for a really long time.Anon