When I was very small I had a stuffed monkey, which I loved. One day I left it on the bus and my mother couldnt get it back so she later went out and bought me a cuddly giraffe. I cried when I noticed it wasnt the monkey and my dad said that when monkeys grew up they grew into giraffes. I believed this until 5th grade when we were learnng about evolution in science.
My teacher asked:"what did apes and monkeys evolve into"?
Si put up my hand and said:"GIRAFFES" everyone teased me for months after that. I have never been able to forgive my father.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I thought a Monkey was just a baby Gorilla and when they grew up their Tails fell off!— Brainhead
- i used to believe that my father always told us to close the doors to keep the giraffes out ... terrifying— lee
- I used to think giraffes were a type of horse— Crocotta1
- I used to believe that scarecrows were giraffes! OK it's a bit weird, but I still get mixed up!— Rosie
- My father used to call soya sauce "monkey blood". I didn't even consider tasting it for years!— Me
- I used to believe that after I cut my stuffed animals hair that it really grew back! — Kristy