When I was 5 I thought 'in a nutshell' meant that you are actually going in a nutshell. Like pistachios and such. Pretty silly.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that God was a hedgehog!!! Silly I know, but I was about 6!— Amy-Jo
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that windmills were what caused the wind to blow. silly me :)— Adrian Z. Ontario, CA USA
- I used to believe that when the year 2000 came around we would all turn into robots - how silly of me— Andy
- When I was 6 I used to believe that chocholate milk came from black and white cows. Silly huh.Anon
- I was pretty small when Nixon was President. I thought "Watergate" was a type of alligator.— Ginger
- Since we receive bread at Mass, I thought he was called "Jesus Crust" Seemed pretty obvious!Anon