i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

I used to think bus and train drivers always had to know where certain people were going, because of how the one you're not waiting for always comes first (you
Know what I mean).

Anon (from transport : buses)

I used to think that “kickboxer” was a made up word on SpongeBob used to make Patrick sound stupid, no different from Wumbo.

Miru (from media : cartoons)

When I was younger, I believed that squinting in a storm would make you cross-eyed... forever.

Anon (from nature : thunder and lightning)

I used to believe that Mexico was the capital of Spain

Cadence (from the world : places)

I used to think peacocks were girls and peahens were boys because with humans the girls tend to be prettier than the boys, so why would it be any different with peacocks and peahens?

Trisha (from animals : birds)

I used to believe gibberish was a real language from a country from gibberland

Kelly Bulanek (from language : speaking)

I used to believe there was a money tree in every rich person’s backyard

Kb (from nature : plants)

I used to think that a strip mall was where you shop naked.

WD (from neighbourhood : going shopping)

I thought that camouflage was actually "camelflage", and had something to do with camels!

Demond (from language : speaking)

Up until I was like 14 or so, I thought that everyone thought in English, even if they spoke other languages. I just couldn't wrap my mind around the idea of thinking in another language.

Anon (from language : foreign languages)

when i was a child,i used to believe that Santa claus drove a car and all the presents were in the boot

narration (from make-believe : father christmas)

When I was little I use to belief that if we swallowed the pit of a fruit, a tree would grow inside us.

Maya (from food : seeds)

When I was little, I used to believe that airplanes took off like rockets.

Edene (from transport : aeroplanes)

When I was little, I thought my father had been attacked by a shark because he had scars, but in fact, he just had surgery.

Elolo2tableaux (from body parts : general)

When I was young , I used to believe that all there was only one continent on Earth

M.R (from the world : places)

I used to believe that every food like cakes or pizzas had to be hunted and killed to be eaten, I fought that everything we used to be alive.

Edouard (from food : general)

When I was young, I used to believe the Mickey Mouse mascot at Disneyland was a real mouse, just a really huge one

Curry (from animals : general)

When i was young I used to believe if I ate ham fat I was going to inflate like a balloon

a guy (from food : general)

When I was a child, I used to believe that money was free from the ATMs and that you could have as much as you wanted.

english classroom (from the world : money)

In a race if you finish several laps down you have to make up for it afterwards

Anon (from the world : sport)