I used to believe that a godparent was a biological relative, possibly a really old one (like a great-grandparent) since 'God' was supposed to be an old man.
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- I used to think that a family of evil bears lived in my grandparent's attic.— jasonchic
- I used to believe that Off Air was an actual show, possibly about airplanes.— Gretchen
- i used to believe that the world couldn't have possibly started before i was born.— emma
- --I thought if I swung hard enough in my swing i could possibly reach an airplane
— dusty chenille - I used to think when somebody sneezed you were supposed to say 'Gableshew'.— gablesh
- When I was about 4, I thought catfish were supposed to meow. — Élistariel