When my daughter was little, she was terrified of giraffes and we didn't know why. We finally figured out that every time, she heard someone say to shut a window because a draft was coming in, she thought a giraffe was trying to get into the car or house!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think giraffes were a type of horse— Crocotta1
- I used to believe that scarecrows were giraffes! OK it's a bit weird, but I still get mixed up!— Rosie
- i used to believe that my father always told us to close the doors to keep the giraffes out ... terrifying— lee
- I used to believe that the moon lived on top of our house because I could always see it from the window.— Classic NYer
- The first time i heard of someone getting fired from a job, i thought that they were actually set on fire.Anon
- My daughter thought that ear wax was peanut butter.— Bobbiemac