I used to think that a sign in a storefront window that advertised "HEARING AIDS" was a support group for people with H.I.V. It never crossed my mind that it might be a place to buy devices to help you hear better.
A childhood belief about adverts

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that scaffolding was used to support buildings when they were having work on them.Anon
- I believe animals are our best friends. When we are sad or we feel lonely, they are there to support us.— Rosa Saito
- I used to believe that commercials would only go away when you bought the product that was being advertised.— Hayabusa
- I used to think that if a movie was advertised on the side of a bus, that meant it was really good. — Aretia
- I used to believe that flea markets were a place people sold fleas, or the place was infested with fleas— Kelley
- I used to believe that tv people were tiny famous people that lived inside that box with a window called TV.— Miguel Horacio