As a kid I desperately wanted to be a Girl Guide, but I thought you had to be born one, like being an Orthodox Jew or a Catholic. I couldn't wait till I grew up, could convert to being a Girl Guide, and get to wear a blue uniform all day and earn badges.
A childhood belief about hobbies
others believed things like this
- I thought "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was a somewhat casual manual for astronauts.— Katya
- 'To Be Announced' in the TV guide was a film that was on all the time!— Clare
- When i was younger i thougth that when you grew up you could decide whether you wanted to be a girl or a boy. Anon
- I remember a girl in my kindergarten class told me she wanted to be a waterfall when she grew up.Anon
- I was a little Catholic girl, and I used to believe that deviled ham was chopped up devils.— Camille, Palo Alto, CA
- When a "mean girl" in early grade school asked me if I was a virgin I answered "no I am catholic."— Hilary