When I was a child, I used to believe that garbagemen ate the food that we threw away. If I couldn't finish my food I would say that I was "leaving it for the garbageman".
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- When I was a child my Grandma told me if I threw food on the fire I was feeding the devil— Anthony P.
- I use to believe that salt would cool food down while pepper would heat your foodAnon
- I used to believe when ordering Chinese food the food and delivery man came from China— Dave
- I thought when you got food poisoning it might someone had put poison in your food— Bootlebat
- i use to belive if you eat to much of a food u will turn into that food Anon
- When I was a child I used to believe that the steam rising from my food were ghosts. Anon