I used to believe that the red dot on Indian people's foreheads meant that they had psychic powers.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I used to think Indian women had scabs on their foreheads, but it was bindi!— Emily
- I thought weather forecasters were psychic and that's how they knew what the weather would be.Anon
- i used to believe that sex meant love and that having sex meant the two people would live happily ever after.— amy
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon
- My dad told me when I was little that my belly button was "Where the Indian shot me"Anon
- I used to believe that those of Indian descent who had them were born with dots on their forehead.Anon