i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

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)

When I was a child thought that the blackberry juice was blood, because it was sold at my school bar and my friends told my that was blood.

Andrea Murillo (from food : drinks)

I used to believe when I had 10 years that when I play soccer at the night. I would think all the players ignored the rules of the game and the referees allowed everything

Kevin Narváez (from the world : sport)

I used to believe went I was a kid that everyone spoke all the same language.but when I grew up I understood that each country has Its own language.

Angel velastegui (from language : foreign languages)

When I was a child I thought that dogs can see ghosts but now I think that they can sense disaster

Steven Altamirano (from animals : cats and dogs)

I used to believe that my aunts were actual ants since they were often pronounced the same. I was too scared to give them hugs.

Teri Shanlynn (from grown-ups : family)

After hearing the phrase "time is money" I used to believe that money and time were essentially the same thing. So since 60 seconds equaled one minute, I thought 60 cents were equal to a dollar.

ERICK COCHA (from the world : money)

I used to believe that the rainbow is produced by the elves' pot of gold

Santiago Gordillo (from nature : weather)

When I was a child I believed that in the future we will have flying cars, and that we could travel to the moon.

Mishell Padilla (from science : technology)

When I was a child, I believed that cats and dogs could see ghosts at night. I thought that if a human put a scourge of animals in his eye we could also see ghosts.

Eliana Campaña (from animals : cats and dogs)

When I was a child, I used to think that rabbits lay golden eggs hiding on Easter day, since in that thinking it is very funny but a strange girl's ideas.

Karla Lema (from make-believe : easter bunny)

When I was a child I believed that the weeping woman would appear at 3 am, this is what my grandmother always told me that if I don't go to sleep early the weeping woman comes to take me.

Cristopher Narvaez (from make-believe : monsters)

I used to believe that when I went to the mountain I would find an ancient monster or find some treasure

Yazer Solorzano (from make-believe : monsters)

I used to believe that, when my mother took my temperature in my butt, if I farted it would make my temperature go higher.

Rebecca (from body functions : farting)

When I was a child, I thought that clouds were made of cotton and when you went to a very high mountain you could touch them

Daniel Acosta (from nature : weather)