When I was young my parents always told me that when you died you had beautiful white wings and could fly. They were horrified when I told them that I wanted to die!!
...Don't worry, I'm still here.
A childhood belief about afterlife

others believed things like this
- I thought buffalo wings were wings from a buffalo, for years I looked for their wingsAnon
- When i was younger my grandma told me that the nuts that was on the bread were bug wings, i still ate it.— Matt
- I thought my parents had written "Don't Worry, Be Happy".Anon
- I used to believe that if you ate enough chicken wings, you'd sprout wings and be able to fly.Anon
- When I was little I wanted to go to Disneyland as soon as I could, before Mickey Mouse died.— Mary
- when i was little someone told me that you died if you put make up on.
they actually believed it— SeZz