I used to think that blind people always had their eyes closed.
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- i used to think that if you were blind you had to have your eyes closed. Anon
- I used to think that if you closed your eyes, you convince others that you were blind.— katie B
- I used to believe that you were only classed as blind if you had your eyes closed.Anon
- When i was younger i used to believe people blind had no eyes.— Kenza
- I used to think that if I closed my eyes other people couldn't see me.Anon
- I used to think that all people closed their eyes and stuck their tongue out when they died.Anon