I used to believe the only purpose of shoes was to prevent your socks from getting dirty. Thanks to my mum's constant nagging!
A childhood belief about trains

others believed things like this
- When I was younger, I thought my brother kept eating my dirty socks, and that's why his feet smelled.— Kail
- when i was younger i thought ac/dc's dirty deeds (done dirt cheap), was dirty knees and the thunder cheeks.— S
- a friend thought that the song "dirty deeds done dirt cheap" was saying "dirty deeds dunderchief"— dubs
- When I first heard the song "Constant Craving" by KD Lang, I thought she was singing "God save gravy."Anon
- I used to think if i cut myself on purpose God would reward me for my bravery.— Brendan
- When I was little, my mom told me that if I slept with socks on they would eat me alive.— Cindy