When I was around 7 years old (1961 or 62), we used to have 'air aid rills' at school, where we lined up in the hallway, in alphabetical order, with cardboard signs hanging by strings around our necks. We had to squat down and fold over our legs, with the sign protected by our bodies. Some of the kids told me that we were going to be bombed and the signs were so they could identify our bodies. I was really upset until my mother explained that this is America and it is against the law to bomb America.
A childhood belief about wars
others believed things like this
- I used to think that at funeral homes, dead bodies were propped up on the furniture, just hanging out!— pam
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- Having seen enough red octagonal STOP signs in my time, I used to look out for green circular GO signs.— Gary
- I used to wonder when reading the obituary column how people always managed to die in alphabetical order.— diane
- I used to believe the Do Not Pass signs on the roads meant you were'nt aloud to pass the sign. I was 14.Anon
- I used to believe there was nothing inside our bodies when I was about 4.— Connie