I wondered where I had come from. My numerous older siblings informed me that they had found me in a park. That I was taken as an egg from a nest. They said they MIGHT put me back. I was afraid to go the park.

kath

I come from a family of all girls. My older sister used to tell us that we had a brother, but he was bad and my parents kept him underneath the porch of the house. She said if we were bad or mean to her we would go there too. For the longest time I believed her, because at night you hear sounds sometimes in the house and I thought that was my brother under the porch moving around.

Lara

I used to believe if you and an other person stepped with the same leg at the same that both of you were related. Apparantly I had a lot of relatives!

Rosie

After watching an episode of Jackanory, I was convinced one of my elder brothers was an alien. I used to watch him all the time for any tell-tale signs.....I'm still not sure after 30 years !

Pete UK

Up until this very moment, my brother has told me that I was adopted from the jungles of Africa. He would tell me that my Dad saw me floating on a leaf, and that one day, I would have to go back to my real parents. As a kid, I used to freak out everytime he brought it up. Even today, he still teases me.

Popats' 4

I believed that my dad was the tallest man in the world (6'3") till at 6 years old, I met a man at a campground that topped him.

Darbie

My mum used to tell me that if I carried on being naughty she would send me away on the ship kolioh (pronounced col-i-ho). I was led to believe that this was a run down ship that sailed without ever docking, its bottom was full of rats and frogs and little orfan boys rowing the boat to wherever. My mum's not around now to tell me where this came from... but it used to scare the life out of me

Anon

I used to believe that my Mom had sewn tiny hidden microphones into all my shirts, because it seemed like she always knew what kind of nonsense I was getting into.

Dan L

When I was very young, my big brother used to tell me that we had a sister living in Russia. I used to get so mad at him when he'd bring up "Svetlana" because I wanted to be our family's only girl child! He used to pretend to call her on the phone & have conversations with her & everything. I hated Svetlana! My brother somehow even got our mother to play along, too! I forget Svetlana's reasons for being in Russia as opposed to being in America with the rest of the family...boarding school, perhaps?

Daile

I used to believe that when my parents went out for diner, they'd get desintagrated by an evil alien with a laser gun. I even had nightmares about it where I'd try to warn them, as I was the only one who could see the green monster with the huge fangs. I used to cry so much when they went out, and I'd say goodbye like I'd never see them again

ricolarno

when I was about 3, my mum told me that purple was a darker colour than black. I believed her, too. when I challenged her about it later, she denied everything.

hm

I used to believe my grandfather was Mahatma Gandhi. When people used to talk about Mahatma Gandhi..I used to think..they are talking about my granddad.

Ninad

An old neighbor of my grandparents was this gnarly, sea-dog-looking geezer whom I would visit when staying at my Grandparents house for summer or whatever. He used to be a merchant marine and he told me he could "breathe underwater" and that he would teach me how to do it too. My mind was blown by the idea. I was already enamored of the sea anyway so I would day dream about cruising underwater for hours without coming up for air. He never did get around to teaching me. Is that sort of thing possible?

John

I used to believe that every person in the world had a twin, and that I had a long-lost twin in France.

Ashley

i used to think that every family had a brother and sister and they married eachother when they got older

Anon

When I was a kid I once told my my I was very upset that she was white and not black when I was a baby. I thought black kids got chocolate milk from their moms and white kids got white milk. And I wish I had had chocolate milk as a baby.

Jackie

I used to believe my Dad's sister was really Dolly Parton. Everytime we went to her house she was on tv (Dollly), my aunt wore a platinum blond wig, had a big chest that was always partly exposed and she talked with a slight southern accent.

Anon

When I was little I used to believe everyones auntie was called Dawn. Because both of mine were and my best friends. And my brother!!

Anon

When I was little my mum told that mc donalds closed for lunch so i didnt ask 4 one.

Mc Donalds lover

When I was about 6, In this English soap opera called Eastenders there was a story line of how a girl found out her 'sister' was actually her mum. I then asked my mum if my older sister (10 years older) was my mum! haha

Roxannee