When I was about 7, I loved anything and everything that had to do with art. Drawing, painting, sculpting, anything. I was convinced that I would become a famous artist when I grew up, but I didn't know what kind. Well, one day I heard the phrase 'con artist' on TV. I didn't know exactly what it meant, but I knew it was some kind of artist.
A few weeks later, my friend and I were playing with her Magic 8 Ball. I asked it if I would become a con artist when I grew up, and it said yes.
The next day in school, the teacher asked us what we were going to be when we grew up. I proudly proclaimed I was going to be a famous con artist. This caused quite a reaction, and it was then that I finally learned the true meaning of the phrase.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- I used to think a con artist was someone who painted pictures in prison.— Brandon Campbell
- I used to think that a con artist was someone who was really good at making complicated art.Anon
- I used to think that when Dad turned the radio up in the car the artist was made to sing louder!!— Sparks
- when i was little, i thought that a con artist was a person that painted pictures of people commiting crimes— kimkim
- when i was young i believed Micheal Jackson and 'the artist formerly known as prince' were twin brothers.— tim
- I used to think "Led Zeppelin" was a solo artist or something and his name actually was "Led Zeppelin"— Charlie