I used to be afraid of coming close to a real, living cat because I was told that they can scratch your eyes out.
A childhood belief about cats and dogs

others believed things like this
- I used to think that when you made food 'from scratch', that scratch was an ingredient like starch.— Aynsleigh
- I used to think that if you don't close your eyes while you sneeze YOU DIE!!!!— Nutter
- I use to believe that Godzilla was real. And thought I could see him if we traveled close to Japan.Anon
- I used to believe the T.V show "War of the Worlds" was for real, that those aliens were REALLY coming for us. — Adelaida
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- That unicorns were real. They simply had invisible horns that only people with special eyes could see
— Katie