My parents always told me to behave when there was a policeman around and for a couple of years I was under the impression that if you just spoke to a policeman you were instantly sent to jail. You can imagine my terror when my father was pulled over for not wearing his seatbelt...
A childhood belief about police
others believed things like this
- I used to believe if I am naughty, a policeman would come get me and throw me to jail!— Melody
- After being told by my parents or relatives to "behave," I would usually reply: "I am being have."— Ed
- At a young age I couldn't imagine how people without glasses could marry the ones wearing them. — Ana
- I used to think that if you didn't put on your seatbelt, you WOULD crash.— Mer
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- My father told me that Spam was a mix of sparrow and ham. I believed this for years lol— Tara the Terror