I used to believe that a mistress was the same as a seamstress and I couldn't figure out why all these men were so attracted to ladies that sew.
A childhood belief about work

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that "euthenasia" was "youth in Asia", and I couldn't figure why that was A Bad Thing.— Kellye
- when i was really young, i couldn't figure out why i can't get older than my older sister.— angela
- I thought the lyrics to "Single Ladies" were "If you liked it, then you should've put your name on it."Anon
- I used to think that the sound after the toilet was flushed was ladies singingAnon
- I used to believe that the reason ladies had big bouffant hairdos was that their heads were shaped that way.— Bea
- I thought that the role of Lollipop ladies was to give out lollies. Shame!— Helen