my brother who is 2 years older than me, told me that he was king of the phillipines because his name was philip. i believed that up until i was about 7 and got more sense, though he still kept on insisting it was true...he neva gave up!
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem
- I used to think that there is another world on the other side of the mirror, where everyone is named Philip.Anon
- My brother that is 6 years younger than me used to believe that in seven years he would be older than me.Anon
- My brother told me that I would turn into a boy when I got older. It made me cry.— Sarah
- I used to eat doggy chocs until my older brother told me that if I did I would have puppies.— EG