When I was little, I owned a Cinderella book in which Cinderella was referred to as a "maid." I asked my mom about that, and she said that "maid" was a shortened way to say "maiden." So, the next time we went on vacation, I referred to the woman who cleaned the hotel room as a maiden.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- I thought the term maiden name actually applied to women who were maidens.— Natasha
- I used to believe that God was the fairy godmother from Disney's Cinderella.— Danielle
- Until I was about 11 or 12 I thought that "prostitute" referred to a female criminal.Anon
- My brother once referred to the neighbor as a lesbian (she was Lebanese...)Anon
- I used to believe that the phrase "Mamma Mia" referred to a girl named Mia.Anon
- I used to believe the ^^ emoticon referred to 2 pointy ears like a cat, instead of closed eyes.Anon