I was about 6 when my youngest brother was born, and I remember thinking that Nathaniel was the stupidest name I had ever heard, and that it was temporary until my mom could think of a better one. I even asked her if that was his real name.
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that I was older than my brother because I was born in June and he was born in OctoberAnon
- Backstreet Boys - I want it that way? I heard "I was born on a tidal wave— gembop
- I remember thinking that non-English speakers were much smarter because they could speak "so much faster." Anon
- I remember thinking that the "Nude Furniture" store was some sort of naughty place. — Texas Rocky
- I used to think that girls' anuses were green. I remember thinking that as late as high school.— Jack
- I thought cartoons were real, I remember asking my mom why there were lines around the "actors" in a cartoon.— Steven Graziano