i used to belive that if you had an name that was common among old people,(such as bob, ina, ethel, henry) you would live longer than if your name was uncommon. i was sad because my mom made up my name.
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- I used to think Henry the 8th was Henry the ape because he was big and hairy— Brooke
- I use to believe that it was Henry the Ape and not Henry the 8th— Candice
- King Henry VIII was named “the eighth” by his dad because the first seven didn’t listen!— Mojo
- i used to belive that 1 to 10 were the only numbers and all others were made up.....— Eric
- I used to belive that clouds are made in a factory! — Toni
- I used to belive that teachers were evil.....that why they made us do homework.— Lindsey