My sister, at about 4 was sitting on the swing crying. I went out to see what was wrong ahd she said she was crying because she was worried about dying.
In my 9 year old wisdom, I told her that she still had 96 more years to live, because you die at 100. I then told her that I only had 91 years left and mum and dad had a lot less than that. She burst into fresh tears at this, saying "You'll all be dead and I'll be alone...."
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- When I was a child my mom told me that when it rained it was because the baby Jesus was crying.— Tatiana
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria
- I used to think that swing music was called that because you listened to it when playing on the swing set.Anon
- When I was little my sister told me that if I put a C.D. in the wrong case, it would mess up the C.D.'s songs.— Torrie
- My sister told me that if you had sweetcorn in your poo, you had six months to live! I cried for weeks — Billy