random beliefs

When i was younger my Grandma convinced me that there was a left and right sock. It took me forever to put on socks til i was about 12

Mae (from grown-ups : family)

My mother used to tell us that if we incessantly rang the doorbell, it would make the house burn down in a fire.

Katie Bonk (from at home : around the house)

I used to believe that the "Pledge" of Allegiance had something to do with our "Pledge" cleaner.

Pledge (from school : the pledge)

I used to belive that if you sat on the toilet to long, and then flushed it,right after you flushed a mermaid would flip ot of your toilet and flip back in.

ammi (from toilets : general)

Sadly, I didn't realise I could think inside my head until I was about 6. My parents always used to wonder why I would talk to myself.

Lunchable (from kids : i'm different)

I used to believe, after many discussions with my older brother, that prawns came from the planet Mars... and that is how the planet got its colour.

Bungle (from nature : outer space)

As a child (and, if I'm brutally honest, as a young adult) I used to believe that Sigourney Weaver was an aristocratic British actor: Sir Gornay Weaver.

Ria C (from media : films)

I used to believe that the if I watched the microwave as it was working that it would explode. Hence I would run out of the kitchen immediately upon hitting "start".

Mallory (from at home : around the house)

when i was younger i believed that if my mom stayed at a traffic light too long it would shoot laser beams at us
so i always told my mom to hurry up i eventually ended up being grounded

anon (from transport : traffic lights)

When I was four, I would hold my hand close to my face, flat and facing up so I could talk to it. But that's only what other people saw--I was really talking to Bowser the white mouse.

Kendra (from make-believe : imaginary friends)