when i was little my father would affectionately call me 'pedals'. I wasn't sure why he called me this, i assumed it had something to do with my bike riding skills. I was nearly 18 years old before i realised he had been calling me 'petals'.
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- My father used to call soya sauce "monkey blood". I didn't even consider tasting it for years!— Me
- All flowers had exactly five petals and two leaves.— MD Caruso
- I used to think that 7-Up was called "Zup" until I realised the "Z" was actually a Seven!— Vic
- Until I was about four and a bit my father had me convinced that Friesian cows were called "big cats".— Chris
- My mother used to call my behind "a paw paw" and for many years I refused to eat paw paws (papayas)— Garth
- my brother told me that if i ride my bike with my mouth open i will swallow my tounge. Anon