My 5 year old was really upset and concerned about dying. I told her that she had to be 90 to die and that she had a long way to go. A few months later, I had to go to a funeral. When I told her where I was going, she said oh, they were 90?
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- My mom told me one day that she was going to a funeral. I thought it was a place to buy fruit.— Paulette
- My sister told me that if you had sweetcorn in your poo, you had six months to live! I cried for weeks — Billy
- My sister used to think that because I was 15 months older than her, I would die 15 months before her!— Nicola Braden
- iwas told that if u cry on your birthday you would not get any bigger 4 a whole year— steve
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- When you saw a funeral go by, you had to grab a button on your shirt.Anon