When I was about eight years old, my older cousin turned twenty. Because she was my only cousin living on her own at that time, I thought that she was now an adult, and couldn't be my cousin anymore. (I suppose I figured she'd become my aunt)
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- I used to think a second cousin meant a cousin’s cousin.— Carlos Almonacid
- My cousin, who's my age always thought there were two n's in the alphabet. 'l-m-N-o-p' and 'w-x-y-N-z'— Ashley
- I have a cousin who thought he could run faster when he got new shoes .. Anon
- When my cousin was younger his name was Alexander and he thought his middle name was "ander"Anon
- My cousin thought the BASIC computer command GOTO was prenounced "Got-oo" rather than "Go To"— Richard Davies