When I was little I thought that parents had kids just so they could eat them. I remember sitting in the car once as my mom talked to one of her friends and I swore they were talking about ways to cook me.
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- i used to think when my parents talked that "so and so" was actually a person.— karmely cullen
- I thought the tip jar at the restaurant was so people could give the chef cooking tips for how to cook better.Anon
- I used to think that I was smarter than adults. Now I know kids are smarter than adults in many ways— Marshall M
- When I was a kid I thought that when my parents were kids, the world was black and white and had no color...— KKM
- When I was younger, I believed that times tables in maths were kids sitting at tables staring at clocks!Anon
- My mom was always talking about "making
ends meat" but I don't ever remember having it served at dinner!— John Stees