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Childhood beliefs

Don’t ask me where this came from, but when I was a little girl I thought that a leak in the hallway closet meant that there was a witch living in the closet. And it scared me to death. I was about three years old and my father and uncle worked hard to fix that leak while I lost sleep thinking a witch was going to get me during the night. It probably coincided with the airing of the Wizard of Oz.

My grandmother told us that it was dangerous to eat bananas at night. She supposedly knew of a little boy who ate a banana at bedtime and died of fright when he dreamed that his skin was peeling off. I think we believed her.

I have a new belief that I read on someone’s blog – sock yarn doesn’t count when it comes to stash enhancement. How about you? Any offbeat childhood beliefs in your past? Or present?

Dsc01985I’ll leave you with a photo of an FO that I can finally show you. It’s the scarf I wove on my Kromski, a retirement gift for my SIL, who is on a flight from MSP to YVR this morning. She doesn’t have access to my blog, so you get to see the surprise before she does. We’re so lucky, she is staying with us for a few months so she’ll be here to help with the wedding. To start out her stay she will keep an eye on Bryant while Chuck and I work on his recovery on a repositioning cruise from San Diego to Vancouver starting this weekend. We weren’t sure it was going to happen after recent events. You can’t see it but I’m doing the happy dance. I’ll be back in a week or so. And apologies to all those I haven’t been able to contact by e-mail. Our computer is still in its crashed state.

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9 responses to “Childhood beliefs”

  1. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    My favorite one is my son’s. When he was 4 ( by the way everything happened to him when he was 4. That’s what he says.He is now 8!)We were going to vist my nephew at college and my son thought we said “cottage” so when we arrvied at UVM I said ” here we are at Stevie’s college” and Ari. says ” this place is way too big to be a cottage”! Out of the mouths of babes. hee!hee! Have a very restful cruise!

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  2. Dorothy Avatar
    Dorothy

    No really wierd beliefs, just the usual childhood fears – especially of open closet doors! My husband laughs at me because I still can’t sleep with a closet door open. Stephen King once said something to the effect that he absolutely, positively doesn’t believe in monsters in the closets, but he also knows that if you close the door, they can’t get out! Have a great, relaxing trip! And the sock yarn – you just go ahead and believe that if you want. We’ll all support you.

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  3. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    When the leaves on the trees blow so you see the lighter underside, a tornado is coming!

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  4. Rebekah Avatar
    Rebekah

    I was always positive growing up that if I was the last one down stairs, unless I ran up the stairs, something would attack me. When I’m at my parents, I still always run up the stairs if I’m the last one downstairs.
    Beautiful scarf, and have a wonderful cruise!

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  5. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    Plus when you get out of bed at night you have to jump far enough out so the witches under the bed can’t grab your ankles. Eeek!

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  6. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    YAY! A cruise for you! How fun! ENJOY! Love the scarf its so pretty, and the bannana thing is weird, but very funny. The things we think about as kids…I was petrified of bugs, and in the middle of the night I would freak out, get my dad and tell him there were bugs all over me. He wasnt to pleased.

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  7. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    YAY! A cruise for you! How fun! ENJOY! Love the scarf its so pretty, and the bannana thing is weird, but very funny. The things we think about as kids…I was petrified of bugs, and in the middle of the night I would freak out, get my dad and tell him there were bugs all over me. He wasnt to pleased.

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  8. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    I know this is off the topic of childhood beliefs but I was just catching up on blog-reading and I missed the whole thing with Chuck’s heart attack. I can honestly say that I can relate. Nearly four years ago when our son was only 1 year old my husband was getting ready to take our son to daycare, I was already at work, and he felt only heavy pressure in his chest. None of the other heart attack symptoms. Since I worked nearly an hour away he called his best friend to take Alex to daycare and him to the ER, just in case. This calling for help was a miracle because he’s usually very pig-headed about health. His friend finally called me at work two hours later and told me what was going on. They had put him on a nitroglycerine drip, which I firmly believe prevented a major heart attack. When they went in for the heart cath they found two main arteries blocked (100% and 99%). They immediately moved him to a larger hospital and put him at the top of the list for the stent. That didn’t work so they waited approximately two hours and then took him back into surgery to perform a triply bypass. I remember every moment of this event even more clearly than the birth of our son. I sympathize with what you went through. Bill just took a stress test a few weeks ago and passed with flying colors. My most heart-felt best wishes to you & Chuck.

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  9. Lorette Avatar
    Lorette

    Somebody told me when I was little that if you stuck your foot over the edge of the bed while you were sleeping, a monster would reach out from under and get you. I believed that for years, and still won’t stick my feet off the bed.

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