My Mum told me she invented skipping and I believed her and told all my friends - still living that one down
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- My friend told me she had invented the expression 'Gordon Bennett' and I believed her!— SueE
- My Grandad told me he invented carrots.— Nicole
- I thought the song Skip To My Lou was about skipping to the toilet.Anon
- I believed that I had invented reef knots.— Phil
- I believed that my mother invented toast.— Helen
- One of my friends told me that when he was a kid he thought windmills were used to keep cows cool!— Julie