when I was little my mom told me my father was an engineer. I though that we must leave the house in the morning in a suit and change into his train-driving outfit when he got to the station...
A childhood belief about work

others believed things like this
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- I used to think that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wear on your birthday— Bri
- Once I used to believe that a engineer is a person who drives railway engine.— Gaurav Jain
- I used to think being on holiday meant that you were moving house temporarily, like with a change of address.Anon
- I used to think that Batman was Blackman. He wore a black superhero outfit, so it made sense to me.Anon
- We didn't have a chimney in our house. Father Christmas had to come in through the letter box.— Ginnean