I used to believe that I could stop the war in Vietnam by running out between the fighting sides. I didn't think that they would shoot a child. I then thought that I could get them to sit down and talk about it reasonably and work thinks out in a peaceable fashion.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- My brother used to think "Kung-Fu Fighting" was actually "When It Comes To Fighting."— The Pacifist
- i used to believe that if i didn't work at school, i would have donkey ears, so now i work hard !!!— denis
- I used to beleive when ppl didn't talk (deaf ppl) they lost their voice and could never talk again!— Tiara 10
- Until I was about eight I thought that there had been actual fighting during the Cold War.— Miss Taken
- When I was a child I used to believe that teddy bears could talk to me at night.— Daiana
- When I was young, I thought that rice was actually ants eggs! Didn't stop me from eating it though (: -@— Doh!