I used to believe that all wars lasted only 4 years. I mean, think about it! The civil war was 4 yrs long, WWII, 4 yrs for americans... I guess thats pretty much it. I also thought that America had won every war it had ever fought in, and always would.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- I used to think all wars lasted only 4 years, like college or something. Anon
- Since he had fought in WWII, I naturally assumed my grandfather had killed Hitler himself.Anon
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- I thought that wars had to last four years... just like high school and college.— A. Falk
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- I used to believe that it was the Star Wars "Tri-ology" instead of the Stars Wars "trilogy".— keith Key