i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

When I was little I used to believe that if I ran, the rain wouldn't catch me. Or if I stared at an animal, it would respon me, for example, with a bark

Anon (from kids : i'm different)

When I was little I thought the navel was a button to turn people off and on.

James (from body parts : belly buttons)

When I was little I saw the word "applause" and thought it said "applesauce"

Anon (from language : reading)

I used to think that you have to have the same birthday as your parent to have "junior" in your name.

Anon (from people : names)

I used to think that planes were held up by strings

Anon (from transport : aeroplanes)

When I was a child I used to believe that when you blew a dandelion you could make a wish and that wish would be real

Anon (from nature : plants)

When I was little, I thought that the earth was flat and on the other side the dead souls lived. Outside the planet were the gods who looked at us.

Pepinillo Grande (from nature : landscape)

German tiger tanks shot out tigers, the invading army would get mauled to death by all the tigers

Bob (from the past : wars)

When I was a child I used to think that my reflection in the mirror was a person copying my movements and whenever I passed in front of a mirror I tried to see if I could catch him "off guard".😂

Yassin Tanane (from at home : mirrors)

When I was little I believed that a night a monster will came and kill me.❤️🥺

@natalia_rd_ (from at home : under my bed)

I used to believe bananas came from yellow monkeys

Anon (from food : general)

When I was a child, I used to believe that the moon was made of cheese and I waned to eat a big quesadilla with it. I once told my friends and they all laughed a lot.

Bobbie :) (from nature : outer space)

When I was a child I used to believe that there were dinosaurs living in the mountains near where I live.

Teacher LM (from animals : general)

I used to think that if you misbehaved on a train, the driver would open the doors, tilt the train sideways and make you fall down the gap.

Anon (from transport : trains)

I used to think when your foot fell asleep that it meant ladybugs were stuck under your skin and were trying to find a way out

Delaney (from animals : creepy crawlies)

I misheard the "church on time" lyric in David Bowie's "Modern Love" as "ching chong chang" and wondered how such a racist song was allowed to be played on the radio!

Anon (from music : misheard lyrics)

I used to think electricity pylons originated in France because they look like smaller versions of the Eiffel Tower.

Anon (from nature : landscape)

When i was little i always had dreams where i could fly, so i used to believe that if i ran a lot, i could rise and fly like in my dreams.

Gabriela Bastidas (from body functions : special powers)

I used to think that the wax statues at Madame Tussauds were made of recycled candles and crayons.

Anon (from neighbourhood : excursions)

I used to belive as a child that churches were castles of pricesses and that there were castles in different cities,then I understood that they are churches of different cities.

Lizeth Tunala (from religion : church)