I used to believe that grown-ups got scared because they were so high off the ground.
A childhood belief about getting older

others believed things like this
- Until I was in High School, I really thought that the "underground railroad" was under the ground.— S
- I used to believe that grown-ups were born "grown up" and that I would stay a little kid forever.— Still A Kid
- I thought ground beef was the meat they scraped off the ground at the slaughterhouse. Yuck.Anon
- I thought grown ups were born grown ups.— mea
- I used to believe that grown-ups were born grown up.— Juleen
- I used to believe that if you dig a hole in the ground and put pepper in the hole, the ground would sneeze.— Cookie