My dad was born in 1943 and was drafted into the Army during Vietnam; he was discharged two years later. So for years I believed that every adult male had to be in the military for two years. I really dreaded it for a long time.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- For years and years I believed that tuna must be really little fish because they came in such small cans!!— Gisela
- I used to believe that people born on leap year would only age once every 4 yearsAnon
- When I was about three years old my dad said that he was ten years old and I believed him.Anon
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen
- My Mum told me if I ate too much toast I would get cancer! I couldn't eat it for years and years...— Pauliboy
- My brother that is 6 years younger than me used to believe that in seven years he would be older than me.Anon