My father used to tell me he had rubber legs. I was at least 10 at the time and knew it couldn't be true, but because I regarded him as an absolutely reliable fount of all knowledge, and because he stuck religiously to the story (and was completely deadpan), I was never quite sure!
A childhood belief about family
others believed things like this
- "Traffic lights are operated by monkies inside of them" or so a very reliable source informed me.— guuy
- I used to be afraid that "boney Legs", a witch from a story Lived in the toilet. Anon
- My father told me that Frenchmen had three legs.Anon
- I used to think that when a movie was 'based on a true story' it was happening for real then and there— Tom
- when i was little i always asked my mom if my aunt had ant legs or people legs.— kelly
- I had an 18 lb. cat who ate rubber bands, I used to believe she could bounce away if not careful.— Dawn