I am 52 now (2007) so I grew up in the cold war. For many years, I believed that the nuclear holocaust was at hand, so much so that I would hear thunder and think it was a nuclear attack. I suppose the constant news on the subject was a contributor. I finally outgrew it.
A childhood belief about politics
others believed things like this
- When I was 5 years old I tought it would be a nuclear war every time I'v played with playmobil.— Sgt. Miller
- When I was a kid, I used to believe a nuclear plant was a clouds plant and could make magic clouds.— Tommy
- When I was a child, I believed that thunder was God playing on the computer.
— Gabriela - i believed that thunder and lightning came out of the alley across the street from my house.Anon
- When I was 5 years old, I used to believe Poland was snowy and cold all year round, like the North Pole. — Sara
- My mum told me that cold custard (which I hated) was in fact Banana Blancmange. I lapped it up for years.— Chalky