when i 1st was learning to read i remember there was a store near our house with huge letters reading CARPET. (it being a carpet store) i always thought 'what a horrible place! all those animals having to live in cars all their lives.' poor poor CAR PETS. lol
A childhood belief about reading

others believed things like this
- I remember thinking that the "Nude Furniture" store was some sort of naughty place. — Texas Rocky
- When I was little I thought "Pencilvania" was a huge store that sold pencils and nothing but pencils.— Tim
- i used to think that my sister was a genie and flew a magic carpet at nightAnon
- I believed you ran the vacuum to cut the carpet and used the lawn mower to smooth out the grass.— Michelle
- I used to believe it was illegal to shop at Goodwill unless you were poor.— Aretia
- I used to believe that a brothel was where poor people used to go to get free broth.— Rob. UK