I used to believe my grandfather was the Scourge of the Seven Seas!
My father would tell me tales of his father's great adventures as a pirate; my grandfather was an amputee, and he had a "wooden leg," lending massive credibility (I was maybe 4) to these stories. One day, my grandfather had a gift for me: a bag of golden coins. Even after I discovered that they were chocolates I thought "wow, he *really is* a pirate!"
A childhood belief about family
others believed things like this
- My great-grandfather firmly believed, and had me convinced, that SPAM was mouse meat. — texasblue
- i used to believe that there was a pirate n my closet .— Natyyyy
- When i was little, i thought Santa Claus was my grandfather— Junie
- my grandfather told me that soy sauce was bug juice.Anon
- I used to belive that sometimes my grandfather drew the clouds for me. Anon
- I used to believe that if I poked my grandfather in the belly-button he would spit out quarters. — Justin