I believed that when people were fired, they would literally be thrown in fire and engulfed in the flames. I used to tell my mom not to fire anyone while playing because I didn't want to burn anyone.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- I used to be terrified of fire-flys because I believed they would burn if they landed on me.— kevin
- The first time i heard of someone getting fired from a job, i thought that they were actually set on fire.Anon
- I used to think that being fired meant they set you on fire.
Or they just chopped off your head.Anon - i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- i used 2 think if u lied your pants would catch on fire cus of the sayin "lier lier pants on fire!"— nell
- I used to wonder why the oven didn't set food on fire!— danielle