One Christmas, a friend of my parents came over and brought small wrapped gifts for me and my brother. We immediately held them up to our ears.
The man said "Be careful- and soak those in water before you open them."
All the adults laughed. It was apparently a "bomb joke".
Well, in the middle of the night my brother woke me up, and we did just that. The next day, there were two stained, soggy stuffed animals under the tree.
A childhood belief about toys
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that all my stuffed animals would come to life at night.— Carrie
- I used to believe that my stuffed animals would come alive at night to protect me.— Julie
- On Christmas Eve all the animals are able to talk but only for that night!Anon
- I used to think that if I held in a sneeze, my ears would turn inside out.— Lori
- my brother told me that if i ride my bike with my mouth open i will swallow my tounge. Anon
- I believed we were little kids till we were 17, and at our 18th birthday we woke up as adults.— Hoppip