When I was little, I thought you were allowed to have only one toy in any given category at any time. So, when I was given a new doll for Christmas when I was five years old, I thought this meant I could no longer have my old one.
So I set my old doll on the floor and jumped up and down on its head, so it would be destroyed and I could start fresh with my new doll.
I can remember feeling terribly that I "had" to destroy the old one. But somwhere I got the notion that this was necessary.
Years later, I found out that the old doll I had destroyed had belonged to my mom when she was a child. Boy, did I feel awful.
A childhood belief about toys
others believed things like this
- My Sister Once Said That Polly Pocket Was A Real Girl That Got Shrunk To Doll Size And Turned Into A Doll.— Jamie
- I thought that my Sheriff Woody doll could protect me if I was home alone.Anon
- i thought that if i dressed in my holly hobby doll's clothes, no one would be able to find me.— pikl
- I used to believe that my doll Kimberly was real and if I listened carefully, that I'd hear her speak!— Kristy
- When I was younger I cut my Barbie doll's hair and wondered why it never grew back.Anon
- for years i was afraid to throw up because i thought it meant i was possessed like in the exorcist.Anon