When I was young, my dad was a retiree of the Air Force and would get retirement checks. I used that think that ANY job somebody had would pay them monthly after they quit, depending on how long they had worked there.
A childhood belief about work

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that as long as there were checks in the checkbook, there was money in the bank.— Michelle
- My friend's mom told my friend's little sister thatI when a dog died, it went to a retirement home.— ellen
- I used to believe that checks and credit cards allowed you to get anything you wanted with out paying for it. — Diamond
- I used to believe that 7 times 12 was equal to 83 or 84, depending on the math problem.— Eric Swensen
- I used to think that birds sang in different languages depending on the country they were in!— Sarah
- I used to believe that santa came to your house at a different time depending on where you live.
— santa 1:00 am