I thought it was against the law to swear. I only knew it was bad, and imagined it to be as bad as stealing, murder ect.
A childhood belief about swearing
others believed things like this
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- My 5-year old cousin used to believe the garbagemen were stealing their trash.Anon
- I used to believe that "sue" meant murder, so in movies when someone is getting sued I got really confused— I don't know
- I used to think that the tooth fairy puts you in a deep sleep before stealing your tooth/teeth.Anon
- When I was at primary school I thought you had to be at least 18 to swear.— Mike W
- I thought there were some swear words so bad if you said them you would go to jail!— Mexicrat