I used to believe, and so did many of my friends, that by being older you were automatically stronger and could drive a car faster. My dad being the eldest Dad of my mates, gave me quite a bit of kudos
A childhood belief about getting older

others believed things like this
- I used to think you could drive to heaven to visit your friends and relatives who had died before....— wombat
- i used to think that the faster you go in your car, the faster the car radio went.— Matt
- I used to believe that eating chocolate laxatives made you stronger,don't ask me why.— pat
- I remember once a friend of mine told me that when ever you hold in your pee it would make your balls stronger— Zao
- My mates Mum used to think Paul Weller was singing about "Eating Trifles" instead of "Eton Rifles"— Sean
- We used to think that if you ran swinging your arms around, you would run faster. — Christine