When I was very young, probably about six or so, my father told my younger sister and I that he had been a Ranger in Vietnam. Until I was in my second year in college, I had this mental image that he was one of the people that made sure that the two sides “played nice” and that he made sure that the animals in the jungle weren’t hurt.
It was a bit of a shock to finally figure it out...
A childhood belief about wars
others believed things like this
- When my sister's father went to Seattle, my sister said "Is Attle nice?" She thought Attle was a person's name— zzo38
- i used to think that all animals were made in factories!— lalaaaalalalalallllalalalalalalalalalalalala
- I used to think all furry animals were made entirely of fur.Anon
- I used to think eyedust was made by people who lived in your eyes and made buns.— The world looks to me.
- when i was 2 or 3 believed that i had lots of animals in my tummy it made sense my mum had baby in hers.— kjc
- i used to think that if i didn't celebrate my birthday each year my younger sister would catch up with me— q