In the first grade we learned the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and I remember resenting having to do so, because nobody ever explained to us why we had to salute a mere object!!
So every time we saluted the flag, I went through the motions but my mind was dead set against paying homage to a thing. Only later did I learn the significance of the act.
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 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
- I thought the Pledge of Allegiance was "to the United Steaks of America," and that we were saying it to cows.— bessy
- Through second grade I always concluded the pledge with '...indivisible, with liberty and just a straw.'— George
- I used to think that mere marrying will lead to child birth,till i was 10.— dan