Whenever I heard the phrase "a long-felt want", I assumed that what was being referred to was a particular green felt bag in which my father's small foreign currency collection was stored. I assumed that every household had one like it!
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- I heard my mum talking about foreign people, and I later asked, "have you ever been to Foreign?"— Kia
- I used to believe that the phrase "Mamma Mia" referred to a girl named Mia.Anon
- I used to believe pee was stored in your stomach and poo was stored in your back.— Rob
- I would speak in gidderish, convinced that it was some foreign language I had never heard of— Molly
- When I was 3 I assumed that my parents were 18 and that every grown-up was 18.Anon
- I used to think I was the prettiest girl in the world and I felt really guilty for it.— Princesa