I used to believe that the White House was in Washington state, and always imagined the president residing at the top of the country like he was looking out over everyone.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought that Washington( D.C. )was in Washington state. Anon
- 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 grew up in Hawaii, and was pretty sure that our country, the United States, was the fiftieth stateAnon
- I used to believe that the lower level of the George Washington Bridge in NYC was named Martha Washington— Shayne
- I used to believe that California was my house, not the state I lived in.— Katie