I used to believe that matches would spontaneously burst into flames if I or any other kid touched them. They were these scary things that only adults held the power to control. That Smokey the Bear had me scared.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the remote control could control all the things in my house, including my dog.— Felipe
- I used to think I had the special power of being able to smell things with my finger.— Pablo
- i thought 'locus of control" was spelled as "locust of control".. like the bugAnon
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- That adults came into the world as adults and were never childrenAnon
- That boys turned into women when they became adults and girls turned into men when they became adults. Anon