I used to think that people just appeared on Earth assigned to be certain people, for instance I thought I would never grow and being a kid was just my 'job.' Therefore, I thought all the clothes that no longer fit me were just shrinking, and I couldn't figure out why.
A childhood belief about getting older

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my clothes were shrinking not that I was growing.— Joann
- Based on that memorable scene from the "Wizard of Oz," I used to believe that people died from shrinking!— Julie
- I used to think the people who appeared on television lived in it and if I broke it they would escape. — Malika
- when i was young, i thought all people with the same name would grow up to look the same. — kim
- I thought being mentally challenged meant you couldn't do any challenges with peopleAnon
- that....I do not grow old (in size)...rather my clothes and shoes shrink..— mayank