When I was little, I thought boysenberries were called poisonberries, and you would die if you ate them. When I got old enough to read, I still thought the same thing, except that the people who farmed boysenberries were evil and were trying to kill off the human race. I didn't figure out that they weren't until I was 9 and my grandma gave me a boysenberry yogurt cup for breakfast.
A childhood belief about dangerous food
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you weren't good, the Trix Rabbit would steal your yogurt.— Kyle
- I used to believe that we (the human race) was a movie and God was showing it to everyone.— Sean
- I used to think an evil spirit type thing called Wango lived in my dog. I was terrified of that dog.— Franklin
- I used to think people were called "human beans".— Dave
- I was convinced that children weren't humans, only adults were, children were a total different race!— Leda
- A billboard sign read: Moonshine kills.
I thought being caught outside by the moon would kill me. Humph.Anon