I used to believe my father was a different race than I am. I am caucasian, and I'm very fair-skinned. My father works outdoors, so he has a year-round "farmer tan" on his arms and face. I thought he was LITERALLY HALF African American.
A childhood belief about skin

others believed things like this
- I thought that all black people were African-AmericanAnon
- Since my father had a deep cleft in his chin, I thought he was growing a tiny buttocks out of his face.— Rick
- I used to believe that people who were african american were dark because they drank to much hot cocoa.Anon
- I used to believe that african american people were black because they ate too much CoCo Puffs— Jessica
- When i was child, i used to think my father was my father christmas.— BeB's
- When my grandma was little, her dad would tell her that the freckles on her face and arms were fly crap.Anon