My nursery school teacher was named Mrs. Rainwater. But she didn't want us to call her that; she simply wanted us to address her as "Rainwater" (I guess "Mrs. Rainwater" would've been too much of a mouthful for 3-year-olds). When she explained that to me, she said, "Just call me plain Rainwater." Well, I understood that a little TOO literally and started addressing her as "Plain Rainwater"! Mrs. Rainwater didn't seem to mind, though, and my family thought it was hilarious!
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- My father used to call soya sauce "monkey blood". I didn't even consider tasting it for years!— Me
- I always wanted to use the telephone to call Jesus, Santa and Superman— Alex Burghart
- When I was nine, I thought two eleven-year-olds could get married.Anon
- I used to believe that the Gettysburg Address was the mailing address of the White House.Anon
- I used to think 9 year olds were really old.— Danielle
- When I was in elementary school I use to think that teacher lived at school at their desks all year long.Anon