When I was 8 or so, I was convinced that "prosthesis" meant the same thing as "prophecy." Needless to say, I was teriffically confused when the school counselor read us a book about a little boy who had no hands....XD
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe if you read a book in the dark, you would go blind.— Ellen
- I read in a book that if you ever swallowed toothbrush bristles then you would get appendicitus!— Amy
- My brother used to believe that when we went to school dogs went to dog school to learn to speak and read— Matt
- I used to think that when it rained,it meant God was washing his hands Anon
- a friend was convinced that his school was an asylum, and couldn't be convinced otherwiseAnon
- When ever someone said ''read aloud'' I assumed aloud was the title of a book. Lol.— Delaney