My friend and I rubbed "fairie potion" on our backs and then thought that our shoulder blades were the buds of wings...we soon realized that wasn't the case.
A childhood belief about fairies
others believed things like this
- When we were younger my sister and I used to think that our shoulder blades were really sprouting wings.— Raven
- I used to think that the shoulder blades were actually "back breasts".— Kdees
- I thought buffalo wings were wings from a buffalo, for years I looked for their wingsAnon
- I used to believe that if you ate enough chicken wings, you'd sprout wings and be able to fly.Anon
- At the age of about 5, I thought that any man carrying a bag/sack over his shoulder was a burglar.— Police officer, Ola.
- I used to believe that grown-ups, mothers in particular really did have eyes in the backs of their heads.Anon