When I was young, I used to think that a "problem" was an actual, physical object. Whenever my parents said something along the lines of "we have a problem", I would searching around the house for the problem so I could throw it away. :)
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that 7 times 12 was equal to 83 or 84, depending on the math problem.— Eric Swensen
- i used to believe Houston was a person, not a place (as in, "Houston, we have a problem") — Kirsty
- When I was very young, I believed that my parents actual names were "mum" and "dad". — Margo
- When my dad was young,he used to believe that the lines on a globe were on the world itself.— LINE MACHINES!
- when i was young i believed that when u moved house the house would come with you !!!
just like a turtleAnon - When i was little i thought that the soul was a physical part of your body that looked like shell pastaAnon