I grew up in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood, and went to Catholic school. There was a family around the corner who had 3 boys that were mildy retarded. One day I asked my mother why they didn't go to the same school as me and my other friends. My mom said "because they're Jewish", without further explanation. So I made the association that "Jewish" meant "retarded", and it was years before someone cleared it up for me.
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- I grew up Jewish. Until I was about 10, I believed that everyone who wasn't Jewish was Catholic.— Philm35
- Since Germans speak German, I thought Jewish people spoke Jewish.— Lori
- When a "mean girl" in early grade school asked me if I was a virgin I answered "no I am catholic."— Hilary
- I used to think that retarded was the same word as retired.Anon
- I used to think God and Jesus were the same person. And I grew up Catholic.— Jackie Mullinix/st louis
- when I was growing up I truly believed that my neighborhood was the only neighborhood with "THE CORNER"— Brid