Until I was about 8, I used to believe that I was mentally retarded, and people wouldn't tell me because they didn't want to make me feel bad. I still wonder...
A childhood belief about i'm different

others believed things like this
- I thought being mentally challenged meant you couldn't do any challenges with peopleAnon
- I used to think that retarded was the same word as retired.Anon
- I used to believe that my dog could speak English, but he just didn't feel like it.— Mariah
- I thought if I poked people on the tv in the eye, they would feel it and go 'ow'. — Helen W
- I believed that dolls could feel when I didn't love them, that's why I treated them well.Anon
- when i was a kid, i used to think that if i didn't fall asleep, morning wouldn't comeAnon