I used to believe that when people explained something and said 'Well basically...' it was because they thought you were too dumb to understand the complicated version.
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- I thought that "heck" was a less horrible version of hell for people who were only KIND OF evil.— Oizys
- I didn't understand about boiled eggs until my Mum explained I wasn't supposed to eat the shell as well.— Chris
- I used to think that a con artist was someone who was really good at making complicated art.Anon
- when i was like 6 i thought only little kids my age could have long hair. dumb....lol— candy
- I was certain that "earwigs" were basically toupees you wear on your ears. Anon
- We had a male cat that wasn't neutered. I thought his testicles were just the cat version of a butt.— Robyn