I didn't know there were poor kids in America. When my old bike was given to charity I thought it would be shipped to Africa and eaten.
A childhood belief about toys

others believed things like this
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- I used to think all money paid for goods at shops went to charity.— Tim
- I used to think small furniture shops were basically cottage converted charity shops.Anon
- I used to believe that only 'poor' people had to go to the bathroom, that 'rich' people didn't.Anon
- In "God Bless America" I thought it was "With the light from a bulb" instead of "from above."— Carol
- When I was in kindergarten, I thought the last line of "America" was "Great God our kid." — CC