When I was a kid I thought that the neighborhood watch sign (of the black figure with a trench coat and hat, saying keep out) was actually a picture of a cat. I thought it was saying that the neighbors should not have any cats because there were too many dogs in the neighborhood.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- when I was growing up I truly believed that my neighborhood was the only neighborhood with "THE CORNER"— Brid
- When I was a wee one I believed dogs were either black or white underneath thier coat....It was the 60's.— maddog
- My sister and I thought cats and dogs were the same animal, the dogs were male and the cats were female.— Paul
- When I was little, I believed that all cats were girls and all dogs were boys. Go figure!— Laurie W.
- I used to believe all dogs were male and all cats were female. I still call dogs "boy" and cats "girl." — Kelly F.
- I use to believe that cats and dogs were the same species; cats were girls and dogs were boys.— poopcrystals