When I was about four my parents took me on a camping trip to Mt. St. Helens Park in Washington State. I saw a plaque that commemorated the spot where deep below the cooled lava it was believed that a car with some unfortunates that didn't escape the eruption in 1980 were to be found.
I used to believe that if we could only dig up the car (with the nice people in it) then my uncle (who was a doctor) would be able to bring them back to life. My parents never corrected me on the idea.
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought that Washington( D.C. )was in Washington state. Anon
- my uncle was a doctor, so when he told me his vw could fly, i believed.— boodles
- I used to believe that if you died you could have 'an operation' to bring you back to life. — Mikey
- I used to think that because there was a state called Washington, there was also a state called Dryington.— Jasonchic
- I used to believe that China was attached to the United States somewhere up near Washington state.Anon
- I used to believe that a wake was something you go to to try to bring the dead person back to life.Anon