I used to believe "mixed" people meant they would be white with black spots, like a dog. I was very disappointed when I made friends with a new girl at school who told me she was mixed, and she looked just as normal as me.
A childhood belief about appearance
others believed things like this
- I got the 1990s and 1900s mixed up, so I thought people wore that fancy old-fashioned garb in the 1990's.Anon
- I used to believe "mixed breeds" of dogs were made by two dogs being put in a blender— Andie
- I used to believe that scarecrows were giraffes! OK it's a bit weird, but I still get mixed up!— Rosie
- When I was through the ages of 5-8 I got Marylin Manson and Marilyn Monroe mixed up— Caitlin
- I used to believe that if you mixed red, blue, green, and yellow paint you'd get plaid!— Judith Ann
- When I was learning the alphabet, i got mixed up in the middle and went; Lema nema pee... insead of L M N O P— Lemon