When I was little my parents told me that the oil rigs off of the coast were pirate ships, and that they would come and take me away if I was bad. It frightened me so much, it even brought me to tears once.
A childhood belief about lies

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that there was a pirate n my closet .— Natyyyy
- I used to believe that Electricity was chiped overseas in large thick rubber boxes on ships.Anon
- I used to believe rain were God's tears— Joy
- My Aunt used to tell me that if I cried too much, I would run out of tears.— Peter
- I used to believe that if you used the kids' shampoos that said 'no tears' it would make you happy.— Emmy
- My sister used to sing Kylie's "cheese on my pillow", somehow tears works better.— Tom