When I was little I used to believe that the electrical outlets in the walls were little keyholes so when i was in my room one day I put a little barbie pin hought was I key in the wall. Let's just say I learned my lesson real good.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- I used to think wall outlets looked like little faces (eyes and mouth), and so I would talk to them sometimes!— EJ
- I used to believe that Barbie was a real person and all the dolls were just modelled after her.Anon
- When I was little - before we learned cursive - my sister and I called it 'real writing'. — Monty
- When I used to see a sign saying "Littering Fine" I thought they meant if you littered REAL GOOD!— Lou V.
- i thought hot dogs were made from real dogs and sum tasted good sum didnt.— Wayne