I took 'Peter Cottontail' a bit seriously, and thought that all cotton came from rabbits' tails. The first time I saw a bag of 100 cotton balls, I was horrified. Then I figured they must shed them or have them shaved off like sheep's wool. Learning about the slaves and cotton in the South set me straight.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- i used to believe cotton candy was real cotton after going to chuckie cheese and my brother told me— jennifer
- i thought cotton candy was made out of cottonAnon
- I used to think that cotton candy was made from actual cotton so I never wanted to try itAnon
- i used to belive that the cotton and the cotton candy were the same things and for this reason i ate both.— tiziana
- I used to believe that cotton candy was made out of cotton and sugar.— Ezy
- I thought planes collected clouds to make cotton balls.— Eddie