I used to think you could go to jail just by saying a word wrong during a speech.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- I don't know why, but for some reason I thought that blinking your eyes powered your speech.Anon
- i used to believe that if i crawl under my bed i would be locked in. like a jail.— K.N.C
- when i was 4or5 i thought if i was naughty i would get sent to jail.— JESSELEE GWYNNE (VICTORA)
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- I used to believe if I am naughty, a policeman would come get me and throw me to jail!— Melody
- I used to think that if a lawyer lost his case, he had to go to jail with his client.Anon