I didn't used to understand that time moves the same for everyone (well, assuming we are all traveling at the same speed under the same gravitational forces). I assumed that it was only a matter of time until I was as old as the older kids in the neighborhood.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I didn't quite grasp the concept of time zones, and thought that Chinese kids went to school at night.— Giselle
- My older brother told me that speed bumps were really dead people covered in cement.— Trina
- when I was growing up I truly believed that my neighborhood was the only neighborhood with "THE CORNER"— Brid
- i used to believe anyone who didn't live in my neighborhood was rich.— Spencer
- I used to believe that every country in the world had the same time. Guess I didn't consider time zones eh?— what are time zones again
- Mom couldn't understand why at dinner time I wanted Chicken Pox.— Kristin