When I was little i shaved my legs (I was a hairy child). I used Nair, the cream that makes the hair fall off, my mom told me never to use it on my arms. I was fully convinced if i did, i would get sick and die. I finally got over it at 14
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- My mum always told me to stop chewing my hair or else i would get a hairy chest! hee, hee! x— Kirsty
- i used to believe that if someone take his bath with a hair shampoo, their body will become hairy.— roslin
- I used to think that if i put conditioner in my hair before the shampoo my hair would fall out.— Jerry Moe the Gimp
- i used to believe that when you did the splits your legs would fall off.Anon
- My parents told me that when the ice cream van was playing music, it means he's run out of ice cream :(Anon
- I used to beleive that all pains were headaches. So for example, I had headaches in my stomach, legs and arms.— James