There was a little restaurant three blocks away from the house I grew up in, it had the words "Bar and Grill" painted in the front window. Until around age 9, despite being quite literate, I thought that it actually read "Bar and Girl." Reflecting back, that might not have been such a horrible advertisment to attract the men!
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the words to Michael Jacksons "Liberian Girl" were "librarian girl".— Paul
- I believed that Jesus was flying across the sky, it was actually sunlight reflecting off planes.— Patti
- I used to believe that the moon lived on top of our house because I could always see it from the window.— Classic NYer
- When I was a little girl I used to believe that when I grew up I'd turn into a man.— Jessica
- when asked what i would like to be when i grew up, as a girl of about 5, i answered "a horsey".Anon
- My dream was to be a dad when I grew up, which would provew to be difficult seeing as i am a girl.Anon