i used to believe parents had to decide if they wanted boy children or girl children before they had any, because my mom had four sisters and my dad had a brother. i thought my parents broke the rules because i have both brothers and sisters.
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- my parents used to tell me and my sisters that if we ate our vegtables our eyes would turn green..— alex t
- that when I grew to be an adult my parents would be children.— Rainbow
- i used to think only children whose parents don't want them anymore goes to childcare centre.— Long long ago
- i used to believe that parents do things to make there children happier. well i was wrong. — Emma C.
- When i was younger i thougth that when you grew up you could decide whether you wanted to be a girl or a boy. Anon
- I was convinced that children weren't humans, only adults were, children were a total different race!— Leda