When I was a kid, I could not possibly believe that ANYONE would want to grow up and leave their parents. I was about 6 and told my mom that when I grew up I was NEVER going to leave her! And now I know why we grow up and move out.
A childhood belief about getting older

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that cars grew and that our car would grow to big to go under the McDonalds drive-thru.— Mary Ellen
- I used to believe people grew from spores and when we got old, we'd grow leaves and flowers etc— Calvin (from my pet tiger Hobbes)
- i thought that when it was your birthday you grow and then you didn't grow until a years time.— hello
- When I was little, I couldn't wait to grow up so I could grow a mustache. I am female.— Laura
- I used to think a mustache grew out of your nose hairs. I tried to let mine grow, but it didn't work. — Barry
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria