I don't know why, but I thought that the blinking of your eyes was what allowed you to talk.
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- I don't know why, but for some reason I thought that blinking your eyes powered your speech.Anon
- I used to think wall outlets looked like little faces (eyes and mouth), and so I would talk to them sometimes!— EJ
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- I used to beleive when ppl didn't talk (deaf ppl) they lost their voice and could never talk again!— Tiara 10
- Up until I was about seven, I thought soda pop was alcoholic and that's why kids weren't allowed it.Anon
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon