At one time when my brother and I were misbehaving and getting on our parents' nerves, my father said "Oh, do what you want."
We thought he meant it - so of course we got in even more trouble.
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- I thought that "Doube Bubble Toil and Trouble" was "Doube Bubble, Toilet Trouble" Anon
- I used to believe that "Our Father, who art in heaven" meant that God was also a painter on the side. — Amanda
- First I believed that my parents were brother and sister. Then I thought that my dad was also my mums dad. — Rainbow
- My father convinced my little brother it was "Mount Reindeer" not Mount Rainier.— K
- I used to believe my parents were brother and sister, and that everybody's parents were brother and sister.— Rachael
- when i was little i thought every time i left the room my parents turned into aliensAnon