When I was little my friend moved away and gave me her shovel. I somehow got it into my head that I had stolen it and cryed for an hour because I thought I'd go to jail.
And my lovely brother told me I probably would.
A childhood belief about criminals
others believed things like this
- when i was small my brother always told me that if you picked your nose your head would cave in— Eric
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- When I was six, my cousin told me that if I stuffed my bra the cops would come get me and take me to jail.— Juliea
- my brother told me rice crispies were really fish eggs we gave to the goldfish. I never ate rice crispies.— johnboy
- when i was 4or5 i thought if i was naughty i would get sent to jail.— JESSELEE GWYNNE (VICTORA)
- I used to believe that a quarter after the hour was 25 minutes after the hour because 25 cents = a quarter.— Marni