My sister and I used to believe that as we grew older we would turn into men, and that our little brother would turn into a woman. We had an incredible sense of justice and thought it was only fair that you got to live half your life as each sex.
We must have been about 5-6 years old, and kept asking our mum when we'd turn into boys. One day she got mad and told us to "stop talking nonsens!". It was a shock. We cried.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- My brother told me that I would turn into a boy when I got older. It made me cry.— Sarah
- When I was very small. by older brother told me that if I "Kissed my own elbow, I would turn into a boy."Anon
- When I was young, I thought that when you turn the blinkers on in the car, it made the car turn.— Cassidy
- i used to believe if i eat fish it would turn my stomach into a fishtank and make me turn into glass.Anon
- when i was little i thought my cat would turn into a lion when he got older.Anon
- When I was a little girl I used to believe that when I grew up I'd turn into a man.— Jessica