When I was old enough to go to kindergarten, I thought it meant only visiting the place for an hour or so - just like a zoo or a birthday party. I was absolutely horrified when my mom left. I stood hours in the playground, not uttering a word and thought my mom had simply gotten rid of me.
A childhood belief about classes

others believed things like this
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- Someone told me People and fish went to the same place.I thought they meant humans get flushed— MrK
- I used to believe that "nuptial" was a naughty word. I thought it meant nipple. XD— Sara Hagen
- For years I heard the word "pedophile" and thought it meant a pedicurist's tool.— Lauren
- I usd to believe that, all Americans were left handed and we all died when we reached our 100th birthday!— Greg Baron
- I used to think that a movie is made in realtime. I tought that a 2 hour movie is made in 2 hours.— Alexander