I used to think that there were many moons. Full moon, half moon, sliver moon, etc. At some point I heard about new moon, and asked my dad what that was. Of course, he explained that it was all the same moon, only parts of it were in shadow.
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- i used to think that the moon would follow you in the car, also that it looked like a half moon.— natalie k
- I used to believe that Moon is the kid of Sun, because it has less light and Moon smiles with kids. — Syed Arbab Ahmed
- I always saw a crocodile on the moon, none of this man-in-the-moon nonsenseAnon
- The moon is full of wotsits.Anon
- I used to believe that the full moon was God's flashlight.Anon
- When I heard "Don't Come Out Tonight(Bad Moon on the Rise), I thought they were saying Bathroom on the Right.— helen.sellers