I picked up the words from a science show on TV, something like, "atoms are alive and everything is made up of atoms". From there my mind (age 5) decided all things, from rocks to trees, to my stuffed animals and Raggedy Ann, are alive (have spirits and feelings). And honestly, in a way, I really never lost that belief!
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my stuffed animals would come alive at night to protect me.— Julie
- i belive every toy and stuffed animals is alive and moving and they just dont want to admitt it.— hannah
- I thought the white circles you see when looking at a bright window were what atoms of air look like.— H.
- I used to believe that rocks are animals.— Lulzy
- I used to think that the things you get in your teeth were called feelings.Anon
- I used to believe that all my stuffed animals would come to life at night.— Carrie