i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

My younger sibling thought that Brittany was the name of the country where British people lived

Anon (from the world : places)

When I was a kid My friend’s mom told me if I swallowed my bubblegum it would make me fart bubblegum bubbles

Anon (from food : chewing gum)

I thought that the picture of the swerving car on the “Road may be slippery ahead” signs was a car that had big robot legs.

Hoopityhoop (from transport : road signs)

Ever since the first time I heard the song “Fast car” By Tracy Chapman, I thought that it was sung by a teenage boy. years later I was shocked to find out Tracy Chapman was actually a woman

Hoopityhoop (from music : pop stars)

There was a short period of time where I thought that doves were just fictional creatures from the bible. I had no idea they actually existed

-Evie (from animals : birds)

i believe that if im born in december im older then people born in may

runawayfox16 (from grown-ups : getting older)

I used to think you could have a heart attack if you fell in love too deeply!

Anon (from body functions : general)

I used to believe "mixed breeds" of dogs were made by two dogs being put in a blender

Andie (from animals : cats and dogs)

For some reason, I used to think it was illegal to make up stories in your head, without writing them down on paper!

Anon (from the law : criminals)

When I was seven, my dad went on about how liquid made computers short out, so when a character in a YouTube video I was watching started to cry, I was worried that'd make the computer short out!

Anon (from science : technology)

When I was a child I used to believe stars were the dead people who we loved

Anaïs (from nature : outer space)

I used to believe that everyone who lived in the city lived in an apartment.

Marideth (from the world : places)

When I was a child, I believed that the little mouse Perez existed.

David Montoya Velez (from animals : general)

I used to believe that Eurostar trains actually went through the water, rather than being built in a tunnel, and thought there must be a station underwater for when people went diving!

Anon (from the world : places)

I used to believe that Cuban people were made out of cubes

Anon (from the world : nationalities)

I used to believe that copying definitions out of a book counted as plagiarism!

Anon (from the law : criminals)

I used to believe that tornados only happened in North America.

Anon (from nature : weather)

I used to think the gemstone opal was like opal fruits and wanted to eat one.

Anon (from food : sweeties)

I used to believe that broccoli were small trees

Anon (from food : general)

A worker at our school played "Simon Says", so I thought the worker's actual name was 'Simon', even though she was a woman!

Anon (from people : names)