When I first learned it was rude to stick up your middle finger at someone I thought it applied even if you are counting with you fingers so for a long time I wouldn't count on my fingers in public for fear someone might think I was giving them the finger!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a half moon was gods finger nail, and his finger was pointing downwards.— clo
- my brother (10) still believes that if you stick your finger to far up your nose you can touch your brainAnon
- Whenever my fingers wrinkled from staying in the pool too long, I thought I was aging faster.— The Mortal Elf
- I thought your fingers would grow back if they got cut off— Nate
- I used to believe that my grandpa had a special power that made him fart each time I pulled his finger. — confused
- When I was a kid, I slept with my fists balled up because I thought if I didn't, E.T. would eat my fingers. — Brian