When I was about 5, I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I replied with "Police dog", genuinely believing that it was possible. I'm amazed my parents didn't just put me in a box labelled "unwanted" and leave me out in the street.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- When I was young and someone asked me what I wanted to be once I grew up, I'd say "A DOG!"— Alysia
- I wanted to be a police officer as a kid because I believe police officer's couldn't die.— Sam
- I grew up believing meerkats have human hands because I learned about meerkats from The Lion King.Anon
- I used to believe that I really COULD be anything I wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted to be a unicorn. Anon
- I thought the song "Karma Police" was actually saying "call the police" before I learned the title— Alberto Richardson
- When I used to see the sign 'police accident' I thought it meant that a police car had crashed.Anon