I used to believe that a war was just one single battle that lasted a few hours at the most. I also thought that all wars were pre-arranged and that all of the countries made their own army and fought in a battlefield about the size of a few football fields.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- I used to think all wars lasted only 4 years, like college or something. Anon
- When I first heard Stawberry Fields Forever, I misheard the lyrics as Strawberry Fields For Trevor.— Matt
- I used to believe that it was the Star Wars "Tri-ology" instead of the Stars Wars "trilogy".— keith Key
- I used to believe that the salvation army was an actual army.Anon
- I used to believe that God was like a puppeteer, controlling every single movement we made. — Carrie C. in PA
- I thought Jedi fought with Life Savers... I never questioned it either! Anon