When I was little I used to think that a golden retriever was a type of person involved in a wedding - like a ringbearer, best man, maid of honor, etc. The reason why I believed this was because I had seen a Charlie Brown TV special in which Snoopy the dog was getting married (to another dog). In the show, Snoopy ends up not getting married because the bride ran off with a golden retriever (a guest at the wedding). I just interpreted it as the bride running off with the best man or something like that. I believed this one until I was about 8.
A childhood belief about marriage

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that having children could only happen after a wedding with the person you are married to.Anon
- I used to think the song "Hang on sloopy" was "hang on snoopy"— gina
- I used to think a serial killer was golden grams...— weird
- When I was six I thought that when all puppies grew up they turned into golden labradors. — Marieka
- I used to believe the Golden Calf produced liquid gold instead of milk.— Trisha
- when i was young i believed that gay men got married to gay women!— robster