I used to believe that cousins had to be the same gender and age as you, to really be your cousin. This was because, coincidentally, our cousins were. (maybe our parents were competing??!!)I remember having a very heated argument with my friend when I was about 8, who told me her cousin, aged 3 was coming to stay. I told her her parents had lied about her being her cousin, and that she was just an imposter, probably not even related.
A childhood belief about family
others believed things like this
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- My five-year-old cousin thinks that his parents purchased him from Wal-Mart.Anon
- I used to think Jane Austen was related to the Bronte sisters, maybe like their cousin or step/half sister.Anon
- I used to think Jane Austen was related to the Bronte sisters, maybe like their cousin or step/half-sister.Anon
- I used to think a second cousin meant a cousin’s cousin.— Carlos Almonacid
- I thought that my parents chose my cousins, and was upset when my mother wouldn't let me add one.Anon