I used to believe that the morning I woke up for college we'd have to buy me all new clothes because then I would be an adult and wouldn't be able to fit into child's clothes anymore.

Kiana

My grandmother had alzheimers, and when I was little and heard the grown-ups talking about it, I always thought they were saying "old-timers".

Anon

My sister is two years older than me, and when I was a little kid, I believed it was possible for me to some day catch up in age with her and maybe even be older than her! At my birthday every year, I would anxiously check to see if we were closer in age than we had been before the birthday, but we never were...

Catherine

My brother was born the day before me, only 11 years later.

For a while I think I had him convinced that he was a day older than me, but was a midget, (and that is why he was shorter...) AND therefore,he wouldn't ever get any bigger than he was.

It got him good, but only for a little while.

Craigdude

When I was 4 my grandma made a comment about being tired and old. I asked her how old she was. She then asked me how old I thought she was. I said, "80" (she was in her early 50's). If you weren't a child then you must be 80!

-C.D.

When I was very little, I thought all adults were perfect. That they never made mistakes in *anything* - like they would never make an error in addition or multiplication, or ever make a mistake. I also believed adults never did bad things, or got angry. I believed this until I was at least 4 or 5.

Anon

My baby sister who is 3 years old (I'm 21) thinks that one day when she grows up she will become me and I will be her!!

Taby

i used to think that when i turned 5 i would become a boy because 5 sounded like a boy age.

Anon

Until I was about 7 or 8, I used to believe that when you got to be 40, you suddenly changed into an old person who had lots of wrinkles, loose skin, flabby arms and legs and grey hair (for women) or was bald (for men), and needed false teeth, glasses, lots of medications, and adult diapers. I also believed that when a guy turned 21, he would suddenly grow a mustash and that it would completely grow back overnight if it was shaved off.

F.B.

I used to think that people just appeared on Earth assigned to be certain people, for instance I thought I would never grow and being a kid was just my 'job.' Therefore, I thought all the clothes that no longer fit me were just shrinking, and I couldn't figure out why.

Anon

I used to believe that you would grow a little each year at your birthday, and when you turned 15 you grew a lot

perry

I wanted to grow up to be an angel, a perfectly valid occupation, I thought.

molly

Adults lived in continuous perfect harmony with each other.

Wangchuk

From ages approximately ages 10 to 14, I had HUGE growth spurts (at one point, growing 6 inches in 3 months). The "growing pains" in my arms and legs were sometimes extremely painful. I was convinced that the pain was because I was dying from some horrible disease. I never told my mom about them because I knew how upset she would be at her youngest child dying, or at very least, it would bankrupt her from the medical expenses. There was nothing ever wrong with me. :)

Knox

i use to believe that the teenage years started at eleven, as in eleventeen. but then twelveteen just didn't sound right.

Pak

I thought that after my sister graduated from high school, she was going to have to move to Europe to continue her studies (like the girl in a story I once read) and I'd never see her again. I cried throughout her entire graduation ceremony. After the ceremony, I summoned up the courage to ask my sister what she was going to do after school was finished and she shrugged her shoulders and said, "I guess I'll work at the ice cream shop." I was stunned and relieved. (though 6 yrs later she moved to Africa to teach)

ano

My friend's five year old son can not understand the concept that his mother and I were friends before he was born. Whenever I kept him he thought I was a teenager like his other babysitters. One day he was being particulary rude and I explained to him that I was an adult just like his mother, and in fact am older than she is. He thought about this for a minute and replied, "Yeh but my mom is taller than you."

ik

I used to think that only grown ups were "people".Children to me were no people ,they were just children.

Minny

I used to belive that the older you got the taller you got. And you never stoped growing, and I belived you never died. So I thought 80 year old people was like 20 inches or something. Until the day I went to see my grandparents....

Christine Getz

A girl who lived near to me and my older brother was only 3 or 4 months younger than my brother was. It was her 7th birthday this particular day and I remember remarking to my brother that he had better hurry up and get older because Linda was catching up with him.

Steph