My dad convinced me that he saw a mermaid. He told me that she wasn't pretty contrary to popular belief. I told all my friends in school but it was ok because they believed me and one of them even told me she had seen one too.
A childhood belief about monsters
others believed things like this
- My Mum told me she invented skipping and I believed her and told all my friends - still living that one downAnon
- When I was little, my mom told me she was Karen from the Micky Mouse club, and I told everyone at school. — Amber
- There was a popular rumor back in grade school that BUBBLE YUM gum was made with spider eggs.— Amber
- I used to belief sloths lived in trees outside my childhood home. My older sister told me so.Anon
- Looking back at it, the belief that dogs eat cats is a pretty funny idea. I used to believe it myself.Anon
- One of my friends told me that when he was a kid he thought windmills were used to keep cows cool!— Julie