special powers

I used to have a superman-type pajama set, except i was missing the velcro-attached cape (which was taken by my mom). So of course, i believed that the cape was the key to superman's flight capabilities(since i obviously couldn't fly), and for a long time, i swore to people that if superman lost his cape, he wouldn't be able to fly anymore.

Martin

I actually thought I had bionic hearing and vision like Steve Austin, and used to use it to look for friends in the playground

Iscaboo

When I was a kid, I thought that if I could swing high enough, I would be able to fly when I jumped off the swing. Not from other places, though, just swings...if I jumped from anywhere else, my (invisible) wings wouldn't work because I was moving too slowly and I'd crash into the ground. But that might have been because I was terrified of standing on high places as a child...

cristi

I believed that if I wished hard enough eventually my wish would come true and I would be able to fly like Superman. I spent many afternoons testing this theory by jumping off the arm of the sofa shouting "I wish I could fly" really fast before I hit the ground. (I had prudently padded the floor with the sofa cushions first though, just in case I hadn't 'wished hard enough yet.')

Elise

My cousin and I, used to beleive we could fly. We would take turns jumping off the couch to see who "flew" longest. I also belevied that if I stared straight into the sun I could make day turn to night, I was really upset when I found out that it was just me going temporarily blind.

Big J

I discovered masturbation long before I had heard the facts of life or even liked boys at all. I didn't associate with anything sexual, and I had no idea what it was. I assumed I must have discovered some special power and that I was the only person in the world who knew how to do it.

Anon

I used to believe that I was part of someone else's dream. When my mother would come to wake me early to go to school, I would wish that whoever had me in their dream would wake up and I would be able to go back to sleep.

Anon

My parents used to joke that the dirt in my ears could grow fruit and I believed them. they would pretend to pull grapes and strawberries out of my ears. I would often ask them to check. When I told them that the kids in kindergarten didn't believe me they started pulling bigger and bigger fruit out of my ear to try to drop a hint. After the oranges and grapefruits didn't work, they just told me the truth. I was sooo mad and disappointed I shut myself in my room for the day.

Lara

I used to believe that I could outrun my own shadow!

Serge

i used to believe that i was the only person that could see rain

katie

I used to believe that if I could wiggle my ear and then jumped off a barn I could fly. Couldn't. Didn't.

Splat.

Ron

I used to believe that I could fly if I flapped my arms. I tried it once when I was about 5, by running down a hill and leaping skywards at the curb. Bloody knees! Apparently, my mind still believes it as I often dream of flying (I'm over 50 now) although I always seem to get tangled up in the power lines.

Tallman

When New Years Eve in 2000 came by, I was prepared for take off. When the ball hit 0 on tv, I flapped my arms up and down, expecting to fly. But unfortunately, I tripped on the rug, and landed flat on my face, therefore abusing the flying privelage. God was angry at me, so he took that away.

Cat

until I was seven or so I believed that I was an alien because I was the only person who could breathe through their nose... I only found out otherwhise when I was caught cheating during that game you're supposed to play while driving through a tunnel of holding your breath.

nikki

When I was younger I was convinced I could control the wind. I clearly remember trying to fly a kite on a perfectly non-windy day by talking to the air.

Lintu Lollypop

I have a freckle on my hand which I used to think it was a magic freckle that i could use like a button if I pressed it to turn on the light inside the fridge. This strange idea was not put to rest by my parents - my mother in fact encouraged this fantasy by standing next to the fridge and opening it as I "aimed" my freckled hand at it like a remote control...

jezzi_j

When I was little, my dad told me that if I held my breath long enough I would turn inside out. So I would hold my breath till my face was almost purple. When I let the air out, my dad would say, "You were so close, try again!"

Ellen

When I was about five years old and in kindergarten, I went on a field trip that took a long time to drive to. I believed that if I growled like an animal, the bus would move faster, and we'd get there quickly. I have no idea why I believed that.

TB Samurai

My friend and I used to believe that if we slept with our heads together, we would share the same dream. lol. We would always do it during sleepovers.

Haineko

When i was in grade five one of my favorite comic characters was Ice Man. I dont remember there being an ice woman so I took it into my head to be his new Ice Woman. I began eating ice everyday before and after school. And in the evenings I would run the lengh of our block concentrating hard to spew ice out of my fingers and jumping high trying to fly off the ground. That was one of my many fantastical beliefs ......as an adult my imagaination still runs away from me ...i just dont act on them as i used to

Debbie