When I was 3 or 4 I thought I couldn't eat the Little Debbie Donut Sticks because they had coffee on the front. I wasn't allowed to drink coffee so I figured I couldn't eat the donut sticks because you had to eat them with coffee.
A childhood belief about sweeties

others believed things like this
- I used to believe if you planted donut crumbs in the ground, you could grow a donut tree.Anon
- I always thought there was a drinking age for coffee, because it was an adult drink like beer and wine.Anon
- I used to think it was illegal for children to drink coffee— C.W.
- I thought you could get toffee from mixing tea and coffee.Anon
- until 12 yo i thought buying and drinking coffee was illegal when you were under 18:) — smarty
- I always refused to eat coffeecake because I thought it was made with coffee grounds. Anon