Until a few years ago, I believed this was a "doggy dog" world, rather than a "dog-eat-dog" world.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- When I was 6 or 7 years old, I absolutely believed that if a thermometer broke--the world would end. — Suzi
- I thought the world was black and white because of all the smoke from the bombs in Second World War.— Bjoern
- I used to think that the phrase "It's a dog eat dog world'' was its a dogey dog world.— Gabral
- When i was younger i believed i was the star of the entire worldAnon
- After seeing Thomas the Tank Engine, I believed that all the locomotives in the world had a face.— Joe
- When I was 6 I believed that on nice summer days you can see the world spin if you just look hard enough :)Anon