I'm not sure where this thought originated--if I misconstrued something someone said, or if my cousin babysitter hinted at it. I used to believe that tornadoes were huge, muscled black men with sleeveless white t-shirts and khaki-colored pants that were either rolled or cuffed to their knees. Whenever our part of the country experienced tornado weather, I thought these men were responsible for carrying our houses and cars away. Thankfully, I am grown and ashamed of this childish visual.
A childhood belief about disasters
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a tornado was a giant red tomato that rolled through cities and towns.— Darlene
- I used to be very fascinated by the weather and sometimes wished I could have a tornado for a best friend.— Will
- I thought the no overtaking sign meant that red cars cannot drive by black cars.— Helen
- My visual representation of GOD was Mr Clean wearing a white robe... but his skin was a green/yellowish color.— Ryan Williams
- I thought that old movies were black and white because the world was black and white then. — K
- I thought weather forecasters were psychic and that's how they knew what the weather would be.Anon