When my sisters and I were all young, my parents would drive at night when we travelled, so we'd all sleep and probably make it a less stressful trip for our parents! I was the youngest and would always be in the front seat between my parents. If I'd wake up, my dad would tell me to keep an eye on "Jim Beam". Jim Beam was a little light that hid in the dashboard when another car approached. After the car passed, he'd light up again! I would be fascinated for long periods of time and would try to convince Jim Beam that another car on the road wouldn't hurt him! Later in life, my parents would crack up telling everyone the story about my fascination with "Jim Beam" (the dimmer for headlights).
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you shone a flashlight beam onto a lightbulb long enough, it would eventually light.— Karen K
- Ironically my parents were born on the same day; so growing up, I thought all parents had the same birthdays. Anon
- I used to think that if you met your parents' boss, your parents would be fired!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!— Spoot
- my parents used to tell me and my sisters that if we ate our vegtables our eyes would turn green..— alex t
- On family road trips, my parents always told me that water towers were filled with chocolate.— Edith
- I thought that my parents chose my cousins, and was upset when my mother wouldn't let me add one.Anon