i used to believe my mum was older than my dad because her birthday was before his. my dad encouraged this thought until the day i realised i was wrong.

Joanna

My mom had a mole on the back of her leg. I used to think that when I became a woman, I would have one too. I thought it was a part of puberty, like developing breasts.

Anon

in kindergarden i beleived that to be a teenager your name had to end with teen

eric

My dad always tried to convince us that when we turned sixteen, our gender would change; ie., I would become a boy! Scary thought!

Cheri

I used to think 9 year olds were really old.

Danielle

When I was little my family had a silverware set that we ate with every night. It had two sets... little forks and big forks, little spoons and the big serving spoons, etc. Being young and naive I naturally assumed that part of bing an adult was that you had to eat with big silverware. Finally one day, being fed up with my little fork, I proudly told my parents I was tired of little silverware and I took mine back to the drawer and exchanged it for "BIG"silverware. I felt as proud as I could, and my parents just watched me like I was a moron,


I now eat with nothing but big forks!

Big Appetite, Bigger Fork

I thought that when you turned 18 you were given a million dollars that, for some reason, never got spent. All adults had a million dollars, which led me to think my parents were quite mean for not getting me more toys.

Whitney Sauve

When I was a child, I used to believe that people just kept growing taller as they got older until they were the size of 100 foot giants. Then, after a certain height, they would move to a different place -- a city for giants. Every now and then when I played outside I would look out for giants walking to their new home.

Spiridon

I used to believe that there eas a huge book with all the names and surnames of everyone of your city at the public library. At the left of the name there was a mark that was your signature. One day, when you were old enough to sign things your father had to take you to that book and you had to spend some time looking at your signature. I never thought it the signature was something you could simply make up!

Cristina

I used to think boys grew up to be women, and girls to men. I was scared to death about giving birth. *whew*

Jimmy

i used to believe that it was really possible to grow up to become an animal for some odd reason. so when the teacher asked me what i wanted to be when i grew up i would tell her that i wanted to be a turtle

-DM

When i was about 7 i believed that grown ups cant cry, and if they can, they never do it, cuz they are so tough and big. im 21 now, and i know thats not the case :)

Jelly

I used to believe that when you grew up, nothing scared you anymore.

Anon

When I was small, I used to believe that adults knew everything and never made mistakes. Now that I am one, I know better, but I am reminded of my own thoughts as I look into the innocent eyes of my three-year-old grandson.

Alice

When I was about 7, I was riding in a car with my grandmother and a Temptations song came on the radio. I told her 'you know this song', and she said 'No I don't recognize it'. I was sure she was lying to me because she was old and so was the song. It took me several years to grasp the idea of the generation gap, and that the Temptations were popular when my parents were teenagers.

Anon

When I was a child, I thought that grown-ups were adult.

Gloria

I used to believe that adults were incapable of crying.

Adrienne

I used to believe that my grandmother was older than my grandfather because I knew that whoever is the oldest is always in charge. (In truth he was 5 years older)

Lisa M.

When I was about 11 or 12, kids at school started talking about "going out" with each other (as a term for dating). I thought they meant literally going out, and I wondered where they would go in such a small town as ours.

Anon

this isn't relly about me but my brother used to think that when you got older you tured the opposite sex. so one day he said "dad, what was it like when you were a girl?"

Matt (my brothers name is vince)