My daughter belived that she was getting old because she had brown spots (freckles) like an old banana
A childhood belief about skin

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I used to believe chocolate milk came from cows with brown spots.Anon
- I was told as a child to eat the dark parts of a banana, because it was really brown sugar.Anon
- I used to believe that if you put cow poo on your face, it would get rid of my freckles. — Col x
- I used to believe that freckles were angel kisses.Anon
- My mom always used to tell me that brown eggs came from brown chickens.— Taylor
- I used To believe that if you picked your freckles you would get skin cancer— Janella