Every time my family traveled to the coast, they'd buy a crab. Never wanting to share it with me, they told me that it was illegal for people under 21 to eat crab..I believed them for several years.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- I used to think that Legal and Illegal meant the same thing (illegal)— Dhruv
- I totally believed my siblings when they told me the family was aliens and had a space ship in the garage.— cully
- I use to believe that Godzilla was real. And thought I could see him if we traveled close to Japan.Anon
- Until I was about 12 years old I believed that homeless people were made up by my parents to scare me.— Angela B.
- My Aunt used to tell me that if I didn't share, I would turn into a crow.— Peter
- I used to think that it was illegal to get married before the age of 30.Anon