My grandpa died when I was six. At his burial, my 11-year-old cousin tried desperately to convince me that Grandpa was in a jar and about to be buried underground. Only later did I learn that it was an urn and his body had been cremated. And that was hard enought to wrap my mind around!
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- that hills were giants buried underground...— tracy g
- I used to believe that My grandparents didn't have any other name except grandma and grandpa.— Emelia
- I use to believe that my grandpa invented the wall because his name was WallyAnon
- My grandpa and mom both used to tell me that if I didn't clean behind my ear that potatoes would grow there. — Bryan M.
- My Grandpa told me if I picked my nose I could accidentally pull out my eye. — Jan St. Louis
- My grandpa told me when I was little that if you swallow chewing gum your butt will be sticky— Lili