I thought garden gnomes were alive because when I was about 5 I went to someones house and they had an electronic driveway gate and tons of garden gnomes. I saw the gnomes standing around and the gate opening by itself.. the gnomes were alive.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- My parents said that gnomes tied knots in my hair while I was sleeping. I had insomnia for years.— Daria
- until i was seven i beleived that the witch from the wizord of oz lived behind a gate behined my book shelf— preston
- I thought Busch Gardens was a public garden owned by George W. Bush.Anon
- There was a custard well in my back gardenAnon
- i used to believe that dumplings grew in the gardenAnon
- I used to believe that the decorative flamingos in my garden were real.— William