I knew that B.C. meant "Before Christ" so that was time before His birth. But I thought that A.D. was "After Death" which meant anything after Christ was crucified. For many years I did not know what to do with those 33 or so years in between!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I believed that Jesus Christ was the son of the Christ family, i.e., Mary and Joseph Christ.— David Araújo
- I used to believe the Christ was born
on Christmas Day and crucified the
following Easter.— William Golding - I used to think that Christ the royal master leaned against the throne. rather than leads against the foe.Anon
- In a religious song, instead of “Jesus Christ” I heard “Cheese is Prize”— EJ
- for years i was afraid to throw up because i thought it meant i was possessed like in the exorcist.Anon
- For years I heard the word "pedophile" and thought it meant a pedicurist's tool.— Lauren