i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

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)

I used to think gravy was made in graveyards.

Anon (from death : people)

I used to believe that if I jumped off the
picnic table, flapped my arms, and really
concentrated, that I could fly.

Anon (from body functions : special powers)

I used to believe that the clouds were made by cotton.

Renato Gonçalves (from nature : weather)

I thought that soda was also called "pop" because if you drink too much of it, you'd explode

Anon (from food : drinks)

I used to think that the tooth fairy puts you in a deep sleep before stealing your tooth/teeth.

Anon (from make-believe : fairies)

I used to believe that it didn’t rain in the side of your car but only true front window. I also believe it was darker tint on the sides and bluer yet lighter, more accurate on the windshields.

Anon (from nature : weather)

When I was very little, I used to think that there were two New Zealands because how it split on the map!

Azure Autumns (from the world : places)

I used to think that when people got their ears pierced, they had to stand against the wall while someone shot the earring out of a gun from the other side of the room.

Cherelle (from body parts : general)

When I was little I used to pick bogies out of my nose then shove them back In!!
Because my brother told me if you picked your nose your brains would fall out!
I believed him till I was 6yrs old.

Anon (from bad habits : picking my nose)

I thought you could make a profit out of profiteroles.

Anon (from food : general)

That when I dreamed at night, it was because a fog was hovering over my head. White forg for a good dream, black fog for a bad dream

Anon (from body functions : sleeping)