When I was about five, during a Christmas party, I asked my Dad some random question about the next year. His reply was "The world could end next year."
Taken literally, I was afraid the world was going to end every December 31st until I was about 12 years old. Thanks Dad.
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- Until a few years ago, I believed this was a "doggy dog" world, rather than a "dog-eat-dog" world.— jemima
- I believed that Robins hibernated throughout the year and only came out at christmas. Anon
- I used to think that gummy bears were evil and wanted to take over the world. I'm afraid of them to this day.Anon
- I used to believe that we lived inside of the world. I asked my Dad who lived on the outside of the world. — Pauline
- Abba - Happy New Year
"Kangaroo year,
Kangaroo year..."— Santa Puncher - I thought the world was black and white because of all the smoke from the bombs in Second World War.— Bjoern