I used to believe that "the bomb" was literally one bomb and resided in the White House, and I was fearful that some cleaning lady might drop it when dusting and that would be the end of us.
A childhood belief about politics

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that an atom bomb was a dragon in the sky.— Mazzkitten
- I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- i used to believe "eaves drop" was actually "ears drop"— sophie
- The Whit house down the street was the real "White House". — SG
- I used to think that Chris de burgh song Lady in red was Lady in Bread
— Omega-R-Fox - My Brother used to think that Chris de Burgh was singing 'Lady in bed' instead of lady in red'— Kerry, Manchester