When I was about 5 or 6 I used to believe that my mother never slept. I thought she was a superwoman. I used to think this because when I went to bed at night, she stayed up late doing housework tasks like ironing, cooking or sewing. And when I got up in the morning, she was already up with breakfast ready on the table. That was crazy! I remember thinking, 'how does she do it?' Also she never rested on the sofa, so I was worried about her. I was always wondering why my father and I slept every night but she didn't. Finally I realized the truth; she did lots of things during the day but she did sleep at night.
A childhood belief about sleeping
others believed things like this
- i used to believe you slept for 100 hours every night.— skye-ness
- I used to think teachers lived at school, and slept there at night.— Stephanie
- I used to believe that the cows owned by my grandfather slept lying on the ground like a human at night.— Eric
- My mother didn't want me outside at night so she told me i had to come in or else 'the night air would get me'— Dan
- I used to believed that when I went to sleep my heart took a rest too, and didn't pump at all while I slept.— Lara
- I used to think that the sleep in my eyes at the breakfast table were toast crumbs.— crawford