I remember when I was, well, younger than 5 years old (don't remember exactly), my mom left all day to "work at the polls." I thought she meant "poles", and I pictured her walking through a large room full of pipes checking for leaks.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen
- I used to believe the large metal structure in Paris, France, I thought it was the "Eye Full Tower"— Janet
- Does anybody remember that song "OUT OF REACH" well i remember i used to sing it as "BATTEERRRRYYY". — meeeeeeeee
- Before I went to a planetarium for the first time, I thought it was just a room full of plants. Anon
- i used to think poo was a worm in me that ate leftovers that my tummy didnt want, that was full and left.— vanessa
- when i was younger i thought ants had tongues. i always pictured them sticking their tongues out at me. — i was an idiot