I always thought that cows were the opposite of horses, cats were the opposite of dogs, frogs the opposite of lizards, lions the opposite of tigers. This worked very well for me in helping me put my perception of the animal world in order, but when I came acroos animals that I couldn't pigeon hole in this way it filled me with a real feeling of unease...
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the opposite of “impressed” is “pressed.”Anon
- Since lions and tigers are larger versions of cats, I used to believe bears were large dogs— Chris Ayala
- I used to believe that if I could kiss my elbow that I would turn into a girl (the opposite sex).— Rusty
- i used to believe that everyone was born as the opposite sex, and that you changed when you started school.— llama
- I used to believe that cats were the girls and dogs were the guys. Same with cows and horses.Anon
- My sister and I thought cats and dogs were the same animal, the dogs were male and the cats were female.— Paul