My Mum didn't work when my brother and I were little, and at age 5 I imagined that once she'd dropped us off at school in the mornings, she then went home to sit and watch telly all day. (As I probably would have done all day if I'd been allowed to.) I was really envious and couldn't wait to be big enough to be able to just play the whole day long and not have to go to school. Didn't realise that after school comes work and also did not even consider who tidied, shopped, cleaned and worked indoors to keep the house in order. I just thought that Mum only did anything at the weekends when we were there to see her doing it. Sorry, Mum.
A childhood belief about family
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that if i didn't work at school, i would have donkey ears, so now i work hard !!!— denis
- When I was in elementary school I use to think that teacher lived at school at their desks all year long.Anon
- My brother used to believe that when we went to school dogs went to dog school to learn to speak and read— Matt
- i thought going to school was getting on the bus and driving round all day until they dropped you off. Anon
- I used to think that if I was home sick that no one else could go to school either. (it was MY school)— kirk
- I thought you didn't have to go to school when it was your birthday.— M_1