hair

When I was little I used to think that my hair could feel. I remember having long arguments about it with my sister.

Molly

I used to take my bath with my older sister. Our favourite game was to pretend to shave ourselves with soap and our father's razor blade, the security cap on of course. Once, I tried the blades on my arm without the cap, but my sister got so scared that I could do it again and injure myself, that she told me thtat if I shaved my hair once again, it would grow very long and I would turn into a beast. And my mother confirmed. Scary, all the more that I started to feel bumps on my forehead, and thought there was horns growing...

Pierre

I used to think that mustaches were just really long nose hairs.

Brian

When i was little i thought my grandpa had a bald spot because he never brushed his hair, being afraid that my hair would fall out i always brushed my hair at least 5 times a day.

Mia

When my sister and I were small children, our mother had let our hair grow very long. Every morning, we would go through the horrific pain of mother brushing the sleep induced tangles out of our long locks. Mother told us that at night while we sleep, rats make nests in our hair causing the thick, matted tangles. For many many nights, I would stay awake late in hopes of catching the little bastards who caused me so much pain in the morning.

Anon

My mom took me to the hairdresser when I was little to get a trim. My mom pulled me in a corner after my trim and asked if I wanted to grow bangs. I looked at her and said "But mom, wouldn't it take to long?" and she looked at me in a very confused way. She didn't know that I thought the term "grow" bangs meant that you had to sprinkle your head with "bang" seeds and water them until they "grow".

Kristin

My mother has a story she loves to tell everyone about me. I don't remember this, but she says when I was really little I was afraid to get my hair cut. She claims I was telling her, "No Mommy, it'll hurt my hairs! It'll hurt my hairs!"

Scab

i used to think that, as i would grow older, my hair would become all curly like my grandma...

the Sistah

I used to believe that everyone's hair grew continuously. Mom always kept me and Sis's hair cut short. I used to imagine how long it would get once I was out on my own and could let it really grow. When I did, I was surprised (and disappointed) to finally learn the truth. Me and Sis were so certain we were being "deprived". Turned out neither of us had much hair to grow anyway!

curly

When I was younger, my mother told me that she had to go over and color my grandmother's hair, and that I couldn't go. I was desperate to be involved, so i got out my box of Crayolas and asked my mom, "Now can I go? I can help color grandma's hair!".

Jen

When I was 6yrs. old. I ask my mom "Why some of your hair is white ? " My mom replied "When you do something bad one of my hair goes white". I replied " How come ? Grandma's hair are all white ? ".

JM

When I was little my Aunt who was a hairdresser told me that the hair on the floor would cut my feet so I shouldn't walk on it. I believed this far into my teen years.

Anon

when asked if he would like to grow a beard when he grew up my little brother answered "I wont be able to grow a beard because I'm not going to smoke"(???)

Emzy

My dad always told me that eating black pepper would "put hair on my chest." He sure had lots of it, and since the pepper looked enough like hair seeds I had no trouble believing it. So throughout my youth I sprinkled every appropriate food quite liberally with the stuff. Well, guess what--the mirror tells me now that I might have overdone it. DAD--You didn't say anything about my back and bum!

Herr Ball

I used to think a mustache grew out of your nose hairs. I tried to let mine grow, but it didn't work.

Barry