When I was little, I thought that mannaquiens were real people who's job it was to stay still all day to show off the store's clothes. So, whenever someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would reply by saying "a mannaquien." I got some very strange looks :)
A childhood belief about work

others believed things like this
- When I was young and someone asked me what I wanted to be once I grew up, I'd say "A DOG!"— Alysia
- I used to think that the clothes in the thrift store were new— Ellie
- i used to believe dragon ball z was real
and namek was in another dimension
and every show on tv was realAnon - I liked cats so much I wanted to be a Vet when I grew up, but, I thought they couldn't eat meat.
— Tanya - I used to believe that I really COULD be anything I wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted to be a unicorn. Anon
- When I was young I thought people smoked to stay warm.— Phil Stam