When I ws in primary school, so up to about age 9, I used to think only girls had different coloured eyes, like blue or green or hazel. I thought boys all had dull coloured eyes, all mid-brown or grey - if I had known the phrase "neutral colours" back then, that's what I'd have used to describe boys eye colours. I also used to think some girls might have pink or yellow or purple or multi-colour "glitter" colour eyes. I was so jealous that I was glad when I eventually figured out that wasn't the case. I remembered this belief when being offered many different shades of contact lenses at the opticians, I had forgotten all about it, it made me smile.
A childhood belief about eyes
others believed things like this
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- i used to think that coloured people had the same colour skeletonAnon
- my mum used to say if i lied my eyes would change colour...when i lied i would shut my eyes— kevin rosenqvist
- i used to believe that people with blue or green eyes saw that certain color— mellactica
- I thought that the difference between girls and boys was that girls have teeth.
Anon - I used to believe that contact lenses were made out of fish scales— ddm