I always thought my mum was really old, like much older than other grown ups - she told me she ate the last Do-do.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought grown ups could fly but wouldn't tell me about it or teach me until I got older.— James the Great
- I thought grown ups were born grown ups.— mea
- I used to believe that grown-ups were born "grown up" and that I would stay a little kid forever.— Still A Kid
- My dad once told me that every potato we had ever eaten was grown in his ear.— Shirley B.
- I used to believe that grown-ups were born grown up.— Juleen
- When I was a child, I thought that grown-ups were adult.— Gloria