When I was about 5 someone told me that all white horses were unicorns but only someone who was a virgin and true of heart could see the horns.
I had no idea what a "virgin" was but I became convinced I was somehow bad because I could not see the horns. I believed this until I was almost twelve.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- That unicorns were real. They simply had invisible horns that only people with special eyes could see
— Katie - Instead of Madonnas 'Like a virgin' I used to sing 'Like a gerbil'— Stupid Child
- I thought the Virgin Islands were owned by Richard Branson until I was 24. — LJ
- I always thought 'virgin' was Marys star sign and could never work out why it was such a big dealAnon
- I believed when young that horses with white faces were sick. My dad a great sense of humour— John Cavanagh
- When a "mean girl" in early grade school asked me if I was a virgin I answered "no I am catholic."— Hilary