When I heard that the flowers in my parents' vase were "asleep" (i.e. closed up for the night), I took it literally and thought I could "wake them up" by yelling.
A childhood belief about plants
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I fell asleep in the bathtub I would wake up in the sea.— Brenda
- I used to believe that all my energy "came from my nipples and my back" I literally said that to my parents.— Eleanor R
- I used to believe that I couldn't pass by the cemetery at night because the dead people would wake up.— Marcos Carvalho
- when i was young i used to believe a wake was when you waited for the dead person to wake upAnon
- I believed that the pictures on my nighties came alive at night and played in my room while i was asleep!!Anon
- All flowers had exactly five petals and two leaves.— MD Caruso