When I was younger I thought a dozen meant the same thing as a lot and so when I was in first grade we were supposed to collect coins for some charity and I asked my uncle, he asked how many I wanted and I said a dozen, and that was when I learned a dozen equaled 12
A childhood belief about counting
others believed things like this
- When I asked my dad how bees collect honey he told me that they carry around little tiny buckets. — Shana
- When I was young and someone asked me what I wanted to be once I grew up, I'd say "A DOG!"— Alysia
- When a "mean girl" in early grade school asked me if I was a virgin I answered "no I am catholic."— Hilary
- I used to think all money paid for goods at shops went to charity.— Tim
- When my brother was 5 I use to swap a $5.00 note for lots of coins because he thought that I had more money— MATT NEWTON
- I learned in the first grade that the Sun was a star just like all the other stars, only it was MUCH bigger.— Geoff