I used to believe numbers only lasted to 100. And, I thought, when I was three, the alphabet lasted forever like numbers.
A childhood belief about counting
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that numbers had gender, that the odd numbers were boys and even numbers were girls. — Evelyn
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- I used to believe that eg 1+1=11 and 2+2=22.
Luckily that only lasted until age 2 1/2.— Madi - I used to think all wars lasted only 4 years, like college or something. Anon
- I used to be terrified of the numbers 18 and 19. I think I thought that when you turned 18 or 19, you die.— Emmy
- This may sound absurd but I thought the numbers next to the Bible versus said what time the person said it at!— Biomeka