i used to think that anything that was shaped like an animal, was a living animal. i would be very careful with my stuffed toys. i was careful never to drop them, lie on them/ roll over them in my sleep, or suffocate them or neglect them. like when i went on vacation, i would bring as many plushies as i could ... and different ones everytime so none would feel left out. even the ugly ones that i didn't like as much.
also, i felt really sad to eat gummi bears/ gummi worms, i thought they were real and could feel pain. i would alway suck on them until they dissolved, never bite into them
A childhood belief about toys
others believed things like this
- When I was younger I used to believe that when I hit an object they would feel pain like they were living.— Alice
- I used to think for a very long time, that spam was left over animal parts with salt.— Ebony
- When I was a child, I used to think that if you eat an animal, you become that animal
— Hmza - I believed that everytime I kissed my David Cassidy poster he'd feel it back home in Hollywood.— Marie M
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- I used to believe that my dog could speak English, but he just didn't feel like it.— Mariah