I used to believe that when my parents drove to my grandparents house they could do something to make the trip long or short. I would always hope they would make it short. It took a while for me to realize that the "short" trips were short because I had fallen asleep.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- Since the girls name Jackie is short for Jacqueline, I thought the boys name Jack was short for JackalAnon
- I used to think that the UK was short for Ukraine.— Mia
- I used to think Obama's name was short for Baraccobama.— Trisha Gaurav
- I used to think monk was short for monkey.Anon
- I used to believe that accord was short for accordionAnon
- My daughter once asked if God was short for Godfrey— keefdave