i used to think my parents spelled my name differently because i was special after i overheard my mum say that she didnt spell my name with the second a so i wouldnt get confused spelling it!
(RACHEL/RACHAEL)
then i met someone else who spelt it my way and it dashed my dreams of having a special name!
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- I used to beleive I was special.Now I know different.Anon
- I used to believe that the rapper Eminem's name was spelled M&M and anyone named Juan was spelled one.Anon
- I used to think that crust was a special coating put on the bread— Hayley
- I thought the song Shattered Dreams was acutaly "Shadow Dreams" and wondered what shadow dreams were— Golgademon
- When I was a kid I used to believe that cartoons were people dressed up in special costumes.— Sarah-Jane
- I used to believe when I was 5 that I was special because I couldn't get to sleep until 11pm at night — Carrie