I grew up in California and we dont have Fire Flies here. When growing up my mom made them out to be like fairies. So when I finally saw a mass of them I was in pure terror. This was at the age of 23.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- I use to believe that dragon flies and fire flies were fairies— lady eberly
- haha... i was around six or seven... i thought that mosquitoes grew into flies... weird..— ?!
- I thought the song Hotel California by the Eagles said "Welcome to Oakdale California— JewLea
- I used to believe that flies were called "bloody flies"!— Angelface
- I used to think bogies were made of dead flies which had flown up my nose.— Kate
- i used to think flies were little birds!— unforgiv3n