one time i really wanted a pink cloth child's wallet at a toy store, that had a kitten holding a star-topped magic wand painted on it. somehow i thought this picture meant the small wallet contained a full-sized wand, and when my mother bought me the wallet i was crushed that this was untrue. i felt absurdly self-pitying about my deprived childhood afterwards.
A childhood belief about toys
others believed things like this
- My nephew refuses to put his tooth under his pillow in case the fairy burns him with her wand.— Nina
- When I was a sprog, I used to think that Rainbows were painted in the sky by magic fairies— Jojo
- I used to believe that "gluten free" meant you could eat as much as you wanted without getting full or fat— Jess
- I used to believe 'three bean salad' was an extremely small entree because it contained only three beans.— queeneve
- When I was young my mother used to tell me that guacamole was actually crushed grasshoppers.Anon
- I thought if someone worked full time it meant they worked 24/7 and never did anything else!— andalite