When I was little I had a very balanced, cyclical view of life. First of all, I thought little boys grew up to be "big girls" (i.e., women) and little girls grew up to be "big boys" (i.e., men). When my parents told me I would never be a big boy, I cried.
At the same time, I also thought that young people got old and old people young. By the time I was my grandmother's age, she would be my age! I don't remember when this illusion was shattered.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that little boys grew up to be girls and little girls grew up to be boys. — Darin
- I thought that the difference between girls and boys was that girls have teeth.
Anon - I always thought when I was a kid that Milo is for boys and that milk are for girls. . . — Cathyia
- i thought cats were girls and dogs were boys. Anon
- I always thought cats were all girls & dogs were all boys ... I have no idea why.Anon
- when I was a kid, I used to believe that only girls could be my friends and all other boys were my brothers.
— rajat