I thought that you were born at a certain age. I thought my Nanna was born that big and old. :-)

Hillie

I used tot hink that working at McDonald's was a really big honor.

Well, one day when my mom and I went to a pool and a friend of her's asked me what I wanted to do when I got older, I proudly announced that 'I don't want to go to college, I wanna be a McDonald's worker!' Yeah...my mom got embarrassed.

Maddy

When I was about 8 my friend said his mum was only 12 and that she was 3 when she had him

Zakalaks

One day, I found my nan ironing in the kitchen. I asked her why she was doing this, she explained: "Well, irons get the creases out of clothes and make them nice and smooth." I replied "Nanny, why don't you iron your face?"
Luckily, she had a great sense of humour.

Hannah

I used to believe (and worry about it) thatI would grow up overnight, from a child to an adult, and wake up and my clothes would not fit me anymore, and I would have to go shopping naked for new clothes.

Anon

I used to think that on your birthday you'd suddenly grow taller. I couldn't grasp that you grew gradually.....

Patience is a virtue

I used to believe that people grew backwards, too. My older sister complimented me on a dress, for instance, and I told her I'd put it away for her for "when she was my age".
Maybe I had some early knowledge of reincarnation... or perhaps I just watched too much "Mork & Mindy".

petronella

Since my aunt was in the army and my dad tried to be in the army (they refused to let him since he didn't have good use of his legs), and since my grandpa was in the army, I thought that when you turned 18, someone made you join the army. I was terrified of the army, and I never wanted to grow up.

Anon

When I was a little girl, growing up with fourteen brothers and sisters, our dad would tell stories at the Sunday dinner table. He opened each story by saying, "When I was a little girl . . ." For many years, I worried that that meant that I would grow up to be a man. This was complicated by his constant exhortations to eat our vegetables, "It'll grow hair on your chest!"

Patricia

When my son was young (about 3) he believed that people were born male and then grew up and got to be mommies. He was going to have 100 babies when he was a mommy. It made me feel really special and loved that he thought I was the pinnacle of evolution :}

Pauls' mom

I was 4 and remember one day telling my parents that I had decided I wanted to be a boy when I grew up. My best buddies were boys and I didn't realize I was a girl or the concept of gender. I was very bummed when they said I couldn't be a boy when I grew up.

Elizabeth Thomas

I used to believe that as we grew up we actually changed sex. So if you were born a boy you would eventually change into a female. I was really upset that i may not be able to have a baby as i would have eventually changed into a male. Thankfully i didn't change and now am expecting my first child!

grace

When I was young, I used to think that the amount of wrinkles an old person had corresponded with their age. For example, if a lady was 80 years old, she had to have 80 wrinkles on her face. Also, I believed that they would double in size each year, so by the time my grandfather would turn 100, his wrinkes would be so large that he would be unable to fit inside his bedroom.

Pip

I always thought my mum was really old, like much older than other grown ups - she told me she ate the last Do-do.

Debbie

As a Child up until the age of 7 I used to believe that when grown ups reached a certain age about 70years old, they started to get younger again until they became children, then babies then would disappear totally.

Claire

I am a girl with an older brother. when I was younger and arguing I would threaten him by saying "When I'm a boy and I'm older thatn you..."

Emma, 15

when i was young i thought that all grown ups changed their name when they got older so they would sound more professional

erin

I once asked my mum when she was a little boy, and I wondered when it was my turn too.

Confused

I used to believe that grown-ups got scared because they were so high off the ground.

Sammy

i used to believe that some day i'll catch up with my brother and never have to be the younger one again!!!!

rhea