I used to believe that when you got married you had to choose whether you wanted to be cremated or buried when you died. i used to feel sad that such a happy occassion should be marred by having to think about death. i also worried that i was running out of time to make my decision. (i was about 5 at the time)
A childhood belief about marriage
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that if you died you could choose what you could be reincarnated as.— claire
- I believed that female teachers got to choose if they wanted to be called "mrs. or miss" — Jenna
- I thought the cremations were for people that wanted their love ones buried at home.— Helen
- I used to think that if you were scared "half to death" that you only had one scare left before you died.— Bush Hiddenofsky
- I used to believe that if you used the kids' shampoos that said 'no tears' it would make you happy.— Emmy
- I thought everyone only had a set number of breaths before they died.
I breathed slowly for a long time.Anon