Remember when you were told "you can't be what you want to be when you grow up unless you do good in school"? i used to think it meant someone had to choose for you. then i learned you actually couldn't get a career at all.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- When I was little, I couldn't wait to grow up so I could grow a mustache. I am female.— Laura
- I can remember thinking that is I hid my eyes, and couldn't see anybody that they couldn't see me.Anon
- When I was in elementary school nuns cam to our school. I thought that 'nun' meant they had no religion.Anon
- I used to think that if a movie was advertised on the side of a bus, that meant it was really good. — Aretia
- I thought that a person's motorskills meant how good they were at driving!Anon
- I thought when someone was described as being "mild-mannered" it meant they didn't have very good manners— Samilton Duerheiser