I used to think that a turkey baster was for giving birth. I don't know why I did, but I did. So needless to say I was horrifed when a family friend gave my mum a turkey baster for her birthday (at the end of October).
A childhood belief about giving birth

others believed things like this
- Up until I was 10 I used to believe turkey was vegetarian.Anon
- I used to think Hungary and Turkey were the same country... I have no idea where that came from...— Skylla
- I thought people from Turkey actually praised turkeys...Anon
- I used to believe Turkey day was a Turkish holiday. Then why are we celebrating it in America?— Lecia
- I used to believe that you could quit smoking by eating cold turkey:)— Loren
- I used to believe that mommies gave birth to girls and daddies gave birth to boys. — Jackie