For years I used to have the fear that Russia was going to wipe this country out with a nuclear bomb. I had that thought always in my head until I was around 16 years old. I'm now 37.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- When I was 5 years old I tought it would be a nuclear war every time I'v played with playmobil.— Sgt. Miller
- I used to believe Germany was in Asia somewhere near Russia.— It's in Europe!
- I thought the lyrics to "Don't fear the reaper" were "Don't fear the reefer"— who new?
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen
- For years and years I believed that tuna must be really little fish because they came in such small cans!!— Gisela
- I used to believe that an atom bomb was a dragon in the sky.— Mazzkitten