When I was three or four I was convinced I had super binocular vision if i touched my index fingers to my thumbs and held them up to my eyes. I also thought I could disguise myself if I puffed up my cheeks and walked with a limp. Clearly, the neighbors thought I was retarded.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- i used to think next door neighbors were "next store neighbors"Anon
- I used to believe that if you held a Guinea pig upside down, it's eyes would fall out.— james
- I thought I had X-ray vision and could talk to animals and they could understand me.— Kitty Lover
- I used to believe that the Super intendant was the Super Nintendo.— Lecia
- when i was younger i thought ac/dc's dirty deeds (done dirt cheap), was dirty knees and the thunder cheeks.— S
- I used to think that retarded was the same word as retired.Anon