I recall as a child hearing grown-ups speak of someone who was going to get a pinchin'. They seemed pleased about this. I silently wondered how anyone could be happy about receiving anything as painful as a 'pinchin'! Only later did I learn they spoke of a pension!
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that when u have grown up u wuld be able to speak all langiages— neo
- Since Germans speak German, I thought Jewish people spoke Jewish.— Lori
- My brother used to believe that when we went to school dogs went to dog school to learn to speak and read— Matt
- I used to believe when I was a child ,
during xtmas time animals speak like humans after 12 pm— lan - When I was a child, I thought that grown-ups were adult.— Gloria
- that as I grew up, my parents would "grown down," then I would be the Mom and Mom would be my child.Anon