i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

I thought that if you held a buttercup to your face and it only reflected on your chin softly, it meant you only liked butter a little bit.

Anon (from nature : plants)

I thought that anything that wasn't explicitly food was poisonous up until I was about nine, when my dad told me that only a few things are poisonous.

Anon (from food : dangerous food)

I thought that whenever a cartoon character got amnesia, it was because of Mr. Forgetful from the cartoon "Mr. Men". I thought his amnesia was contagious or something.

Anon (from media : cartoons)

I used to beileve girls peed out their butt 😂

Anon (from body functions : weeing and pooing)

I used to think there were 52 states beacause I thought there were 50 continental states plus Hawaii and Alaska I beilived this till I was 9

Anon (from the world : places)

I remember as a kid being totally confused by those "give a penny, take a penny" trays. I thought you were supposed to put a penny in and take another penny out and didn't see the point of it.

Anon (from the world : money)

I thought Nazis were actually "not-sees" and called that because they could turn invisible, which I figured was why they were so dangerous

Anon (from the past : wars)

I thought a Gas Chamber was just a place you went to put gas in your car!

Thais (from transport : cars)

I thought that "heck" was a less horrible version of hell for people who were only KIND OF evil.

Oizys (from religion : afterlife)

When I was young ,and I used to take bath .....if there were lizards or any other insects .....I used to think ...they must be noticing that I am removing cloths .....they must tell others

Anon (from animals : general)

When I started reading comics, I used to think people were yelling "APPLES" when they were happy to see a performance. Later on I learned the word "applause".

CAT (from language : spelling)

I thought the song Smooth Operator by Sade sounded like Rudolph the Reindeer. Also thought Betty Davis Eyes by Kim Carne sounded like 'Better days to decide'.

Natasha (from music : misheard lyrics)

I once randomly thought out loud that school days were 14 hours long, only to find out that it's actually 6. No idea why.

Natasha (from school : classes)

I used to think black forest gateau really would be that colour, like blackberries, blackcurrants or black chocolate.

Natasha (from food : sweeties)

I used to think underground trains actually descended into the tunnel, like a rollercoaster.

Natasha (from transport : trains)

When my dad told me that The Flintstones was based in prehistoric times and made in the '70s, I thought that meant the 70's era was prehistoric so they would be vintage cave people.

Natasha (from media : tv)

I used to falsely believe that planting a fruit pip in the garden would actually grow a tree or bush.

Natasha (from nature : plants)

I used to think that when you went in a lift, the doors would go up and down with the lift inside, and never understood why they were still there when the person was inside.

Natasha (from at home : around the house)

I didn't actually believe this myself, but it would be funny if children believed that looking in funfair mirrors meant that you really had lost or put on weight!

Natasha (from make-believe : magic tricks)

Not sure if I really believed this, but I might have thought that the BT voicemail lady (Eleanor Bron) was really talking to you on the phone, instead of her voice being recorded. Creepy eh?:?

Natasha (from science : telephones)