I thought firefighters were really "firefires," and burned houses down insted of putting them out.
A childhood belief about work

you weren't the only one
16 of you believed this
- I used to believe that firemen drove around in their fire trucks and started fires. I wondered why.— Albert
- I used to think the lady behind the cash register at the A & P got to keep all the money in the drawer.Anon
- I used to believe that flicking lights on and off in a room would still the fire department sent to my house. — Chase