Well into adulthood I thought that a local anesthetic meant one from the area near the hospital..
A childhood belief about being ill

others believed things like this
- I used to think that "No standing signs" meant that you weren't allowed to actually stand in the area!Anon
- I believed until near adulthood that when I was 6 or 7 I had actually flown for several feet in my back yard. — Jane S Poole
- When i was little i thought casualty was a big hospital in londonAnon
- I used to beleive that the moon was where the local fair was.— tah
- I used to believe the local Catholic church was Disney Land.— Sherri
- I always believed that we lived in Manchester (we didn't) but it was always the main place on the local news!— Richard M