I used to believe that my grandmother was Mary Poppins when she was younger. She kept telling me how she was able to fly with an umbrella and go on merry-go-rounds when the horses went off the track. I believed this until I was 12 or 13 when I found out that her real maiden name was Martha Poppins (pretty similar to Mary Poppins).
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- when i was a kid i believed i could make things happen just by snapping my fingers like in mary poppins!!Anon
- I used to think my grandma was THE Mary Poppins.Anon
- i thought "two pence a bag" from feed the birds from mary poppins was "toppins of ag"Anon
- I used to think virgin mary was actually 'virginia mary'Anon
- I thought "Virgin Mary" was actually "Verge 'n Mary" and that Verge was a nickname for Joseph. — Rachel
- When I was little I believed Catholics said, Hell Mary's over a Rosary.— Mares