people

My mother had a friend who always chewed gum. Mom once said to me "Oh yes Mrs. O'Brien would die without her gum". I was about 6 at the time and believed Mrs. O'Brein had to chew gum to keep herself alive. I used to tell all my friends that she had a special disease and only chewinbg gum could keep her alive. I am embarassed to say how old I was before I realized my mother was only using an expression. (maybe 13)

Judy

I used to believe that the people that lived across from the cemetary in Canarsie would wake at 3am to party with all the dead people that rose from their graves every night.

Howie

When I would watch a movie and someone got killed I thought they got killed in real life and couldn't understand why they wanted to participate in that movie

luckyyou

I used to believe that when you had a ringing in your ear that any person that you thought of at that moment would die.

J.C. Summerlin

I used to believe that every one that
passed away would come and visit me.
No matter if I knew them or not!

Ashley S. (Knoxville , TN)

A couple of teenagers that babysat me when I was abou 4 told me that if you had cracks in your tongue you were going to die, and all I remember thinking is...my dad has cracks all over his tongue. To this day I still look at the cracks in my tongue and wonder....

Trista

I used to believe that if you jumped over somebody lying on the ground, your mom would die unless you jumped them again the opposite way.

J.C.

When my favorite Uncle died, I thought if I stared at him in his coffin he would open his eyes and be alive.

Cindy

my parents told my brother and i that my grandpa died because he didn't eat peas, so we were told to eat our peas or else!!!

Amanda

From about 1974, as a 4th grader I thought at any time next week...armageddon would be here and that all the "meek" would keep living forever...but first we had to clean up all the bones from all the dead people in the world. Mom said after the birds picked the meat off, that would be our job....But if you are bad..and not a Jehovah's Witness, you would "certainly perish"...and soon!
As any 4th grader, I hated missing all the fun of holidays, birthdays, etc...so I was bad in my mind...and lived till I was 25, wondering what day it would be....
I used to believe I had no future...

silentlamb

I remember telling a friend that when I died and went to Heaven, I'd go visit famous people like Elvis Presley.

Laura G.

WHEN I WAS FIVE I THOUGHT DEAD PEOPLE
JUST GOT THRONE IN THE BIN AT THERE HOUSE.

JESSELEE GWYNNE (VICTORA)

My oldest sister was killed on Christmas Eve about a month before my third birthday. For some reason, I decided that I was going to die during the night when I turned 17! Imagine my surprise when I awoke the next morning ~ alive! Ever being the optimist, I decided I would die the night I turned 21! I gave up believe THAT when I woke up and was actually 21 and never believed it again. Also had a 7 mo. old niece who died when I was 7 or 8. She hadn't been baptized and I was told she was going to Purgatory. Wasn't sure what that was, but always thought she was in the celler and was afraid to go down there unless there was a light on. Thank goodness I have different beliefs now!

Michelle

When I was a child I thought all the people that died turned into manikins needless to say I was afraid of them.

Steve