When I was little I used to believe that after jail you would be sent to Peru because I thought they were saying fifteen years with "Peru." So when I watched crime shows and said fifteen years with parole, it meant fifteen years then sent to Peru.
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen
- for years i was afraid to throw up because i thought it meant i was possessed like in the exorcist.Anon
- For years I heard the word "pedophile" and thought it meant a pedicurist's tool.— Lauren
- For years and years I believed that tuna must be really little fish because they came in such small cans!!— Gisela
- My Mum told me if I ate too much toast I would get cancer! I couldn't eat it for years and years...— Pauliboy
- My brother that is 6 years younger than me used to believe that in seven years he would be older than me.Anon