My Mom always told me that the golden rule was that you can't ride your bike without shoes on, so I believed that was the golden rule for pretty much my whole childhood.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to think a serial killer was golden grams...— weird
- When I was six I thought that when all puppies grew up they turned into golden labradors. — Marieka
- I used to believe the Golden Calf produced liquid gold instead of milk.— Trisha
- my brother told me that if i ride my bike with my mouth open i will swallow my tounge. Anon
- I used to believe that if i bought a Wonka Bar I would find a golden ticket and get to see Willy Wonka.— Sally
- Throughout my childhood I believed that Jimmy Saville's name was actually "Jimll Fixit".— Galina Shinra