One day, when I was litte girl, we went for a family drive. Being at the "what is that-why is that?"age, I asked my Dad what the handles on the roof of the car were for. He replied, in a convining way, that they were for holding the roof on in high winds and when driving down the motorway. From then on there were wry smiles whenever I helpfully offered to 'hold the roof on'..!
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a topless bar was like a bar which has no roof on it.Anon
- I use to think church was spelt turch because of the big T on the roof.Anon
- I used to believe my dad could honk the car horn by pushing on a mysterious spot on the roof of the car.— sarah b
- I used to believe the rain drops that fell from my roof at night were shooting stars— Kay
- that God lives in the roof of our church and makes electricity to light the chandeliers— M
- when i was younger i used to think no-one was driving cars and it was only my family who were allowed to...— Lucie x