As a child I believed that the ratings on TV like Y7 and PG13 meant that it was illegal to watch those shows before you were that old. I spent most of my 7th birthday watching show rated Y7.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- I thought when a movie was unrated it meant it was so bad it exceeded all the ratings!— Oizys
- I used to think that Legal and Illegal meant the same thing (illegal)— Dhruv
- ‘Unadulterated’ meant that something wasn’t rated 18+ and was therefore safe for kids— Evie
- After watching a crazy TV show, I believed that aliens were real. I still have a little fear of them. — Niki005
- I used to think that the actors on tv shows sang the show's theme song.Anon
- i use to think that i was part of a tv show that a giant was watching— victoria