I was confused between babysitters and kidnappers. I couldn't understand why people would rather have someone watch their kids who sits on them and hurts them than someone who makes them nap.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I couldn't understand why people called me a tomBOY, instead of a tomGIRL.— Amanda
- I used to think that boysenberry was poisonberry and couldn't understand whay anyone would want to eat it.Anon
- I could NOT understand why, if a pen worked on paper, it couldn't also write in thin air.— Can you guess what it is yet?
- Mom couldn't understand why at dinner time I wanted Chicken Pox.— Kristin
- I couldn't understand why my grandmother wore an ear-grenade (hearing aid). It sounded very dangerous to meAnon
- I used to think grown ups couldn't lie...especially not to kids.— Jessica