When I was little, I was told that people become shorter when they are old. My goal was to live to be 300 years old so I could fit into my doll house and go down water pipes like waterslides.
A childhood belief about getting older

others believed things like this
- when i was 5 i used to think that people only live for 10 years and i thought that my parents were 7.Anon
- My Sister Once Said That Polly Pocket Was A Real Girl That Got Shrunk To Doll Size And Turned Into A Doll.— Jamie
- I thought that people were like cars because cars have exhaust pipes, and people fart.— Matt
- I used to believe that a hat trick in football was achieved when a player scored a goal with their head!— Andy
- I used to believe that santa came to your house at a different time depending on where you live.
— santa 1:00 am - When you ordered small fries they were just shorterAnon