I used to believe that when you grew up you went off to war. (this was in the early 60's) and died. I saw alot of the vietnam war on the news.
A childhood belief about people

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the school rabbit liked the red berries that grew in the hedge. But then he died.— Charlotte
- I was convinced that Gorilla soldiers in Vietnam in the 70's were real Gorillas attacking other Soldiers.— Mario
- I thought there was some video games so hard that if you died on them you also died in real life!— Kakuri
- When I was little I believed when an actor died in a movie, he died in real life.— Ben
- I used to believe that when we died (and animals) died they were picked up in a bus with there name on it.— Lawny
- I used to think that orangutans were monkeys who ate alot of oranges.— Lina