i became very excited and happy when, around the age of 10, i was diagnosed as having athelete's foot. my parents later explained it didn't mean i was then automatically considered an athelete.
A childhood belief about skin
others believed things like this
- I thought my parents had written "Don't Worry, Be Happy".Anon
- When I was 6 I used to believe my parents were watching me at school on TV. It explained a lot at the time!— opinionata
- I used to belive that if i put my foot in my mouth, I would get foot-and-mouth illness— Emily Sathrota
- I didn't understand about boiled eggs until my Mum explained I wasn't supposed to eat the shell as well.— Chris
- When I was little I used to think that as soon as you were married the woman automatically got pregnant.Anon
- Once my mother told me that if i ate 2 apples in a day, i would automatically get diahrreah!Anon