I believed until near adulthood that when I was 6 or 7 I had actually flown for several feet in my back yard.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I used to think bogies were made of dead flies which had flown up my nose.— Kate
- Well into adulthood I thought that a local anesthetic meant one from the area near the hospital..— D'sparil
- When i was little, i believed that if you slept with socks on, your feet would fall off.Anon
- Until about 6 months ago (I'm 21), I believed a bidet was used to wash your feet in.
Eep!— Rebekah - I believed I could tap dance by moving my feet real fast. — Aussie
- My Grandmother once told me she could unscrew her feet. I believed that for years.— Andy Bettison