On sunny days, sometimes the pavement sparkles. I used to think that maybe one day I would find a real diamond in it, so I should keep looking very carefully at the sidewalk whenever I walked. My mom told me it was pretty unlikely, but I figured it was worth looking, just in case!
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my doll Kimberly was real and if I listened carefully, that I'd hear her speak!— Kristy
- I thought snow had diamonds in it because it sparkles when the sun hits it.— Giselle
- I used to think that neil diamond was singing about the reverend blue jeansAnon
- I used to believe that if you stepped on the cracks of the pavement, a bear would jump up and eat you.— Nina
- I had never seen a dove in real life before so I figured they were just mythical beings from the bibleAnon
- I used to believe that dirt roads just needed to be swept (to reveal the pavement underneath). — KSAM