random beliefs

When i was around the age of five i used to believe that my older sister mutated into a zombie in the dark...seeing her in the morning didn't help much either...

Krissy (from make-believe : monsters)

That adults came into the world as adults and were never children

Anon (from grown-ups : getting older)

I thought that the gulf war was the "golf war" and everyone was fighting over a golf course. I was about 6 at the time

Anon (from the past : wars)

I thought "Konnichiwa" was a Japanese dish involving a piece of corn on a stick. I think it's because "Konn" and "corn" sound similar.

Anon (from food : general)

I was so sure I was bionic that I gathered some schoolmates together to demonstrate my superhuman powers by pushing my school a few feet. To my great surprise, it didn't even budget.

Eddie (from body functions : special powers)

I used to believe when you had chicken pox, you turned into a chicken

Shirley (from body functions : being ill)

Until the age of 13, I believed that I could in fact grow up and become a mermaid. When asked by adults what I was going to do as an adult, I simply replied, “A mermaid”.

Sally (from grown-ups : work)

I used to believe that Venetian blinds came from Venus.

Valerie (from at home : around the house)

A kid in my kindergarten class once told me that freckles were caused by raindrops falling on your skin, rotting, and turning brown.

Joan (from body parts : skin)

One time when i was 4, i went to my Grandma's pool and put on these orange goggles. Because they covered my nose, i assumed i could breathe underwater. You can guess how that turned out...

Joshua (from neighbourhood : swimming pools)