I was 5 years old when my little brother was born, and my parents named him Alasdair, which my dad told me was short for 'Elastoplast'... I believed him for years!
A childhood belief about lies
others believed things like this
- Until I was about 12 years old I believed that homeless people were made up by my parents to scare me.— Angela B.
- My brother that is 6 years younger than me used to believe that in seven years he would be older than me.Anon
- For years and years I believed that tuna must be really little fish because they came in such small cans!!— Gisela
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- When i was 6 years old i had a dog named Sandy. And i thought she was made of Sand.— Billy Bob Joe
- I used to believe that people born on leap year would only age once every 4 yearsAnon