When I first learned the Pledge of Allegiance in school, I thought I had to say the whole thing EVERY time I saw the flag.
A childhood belief about the pledge

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the "Pledge" of Allegiance had something to do with our "Pledge" cleaner. — Pledge
- I thought the Pledge of Allegiance was "to the United Steaks of America," and that we were saying it to cows.— bessy
- I used to believe it was illegal to not recite the pledge at school. Anon
- I used to believe that a football ref's flag was a banana peel.Anon
- I used to believe New Zealand and Australia were part of the UK because they have a UK flag on their flags — H
- Through second grade I always concluded the pledge with '...indivisible, with liberty and just a straw.'— George