When I was 12 or 13, my parents opened a checking account for me to help me learn about financial responsibility. They told me if I wrote a bad check, the sheriff would come to our house and take me to jail. Of course, the sheriff only arrests habitual bad check writers, but they sort of glazed over that part. When I was 22, I bounced a check, and I told my boyfriend I was terrified to go home because the sheriff might be waiting there to take me to jail. He said, "WHAT?" After I explained, he said, "Well, I hate to tell you this, but Santa Claus isn't real, either."
A childhood belief about money
others believed things like this
- I thought that my Sheriff Woody doll could protect me if I was home alone.Anon
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- My parents told me that Jesus visited Santa Claus when he was dead for three days. — Rick Hamell
- I used to believe that you could create money (that you didn't previously have) by writing a check.Anon
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- When I was six, my cousin told me that if I stuffed my bra the cops would come get me and take me to jail.— Juliea