I used to believe that grown-ups, especially my parents, never cried. Really messed me up when it happened for the first time.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- When I was 3 I assumed that my parents were 18 and that every grown-up was 18.Anon
- that as I grew up, my parents would "grown down," then I would be the Mom and Mom would be my child.Anon
- I used to believe that grown-ups were born "grown up" and that I would stay a little kid forever.— Still A Kid
- I used to believe that every time i went in a store that the grown ups had to buy me something.— jvf
- I thought grown ups were born grown ups.— mea
- I used to think if you messed with your belly button too much, It would pop out and you would spring a leak.— Jessica