When I was 2, I stole candy from a drugstore and of course, I didn't know what I was doing so my parents weren't mad. When I was 6, my parents told me about. I was terrified of going to jail and I couldn't sleep for months!
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- When I was little my parents would tell me if I ate candy before noon I would get worms.— Jenny
- When I was little my parents used to tell me and my sister that carrots were "orange candy." — Nancy
- Ironically my parents were born on the same day; so growing up, I thought all parents had the same birthdays. Anon
- I used to think that if you met your parents' boss, your parents would be fired!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!— Spoot
- I thought if you took some candy and buried in the yard, you would grow a candy tree.Anon
- I used to believe that the boogie man would come and get me if I didn't listen to my parents.Anon