When i was about five, i couldnt figure out what number came after fourteen. i knew it sounded like fourteen, so when i counted to twenty out loud, i would say fourteen twice, but the second time i would say it faster, and mumble it a bit. i didnt think any grown ups ever caught on, and i thought i was so clever.
A childhood belief about counting
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that twenty was the largest number in the universe.— Bernardo Fernandez
- i didn't beleive this, but a kid my sister knew thought if he screamed in a really high voice, he ran faster.Anon
- When I was 10 years old, I used to believe that the accountants always counted money all the time.— Claudia P. R.G.
- that if you had fun, time would literally pass by faster— paul
- I thought everyone only had a set number of breaths before they died.
I breathed slowly for a long time.Anon - I thought grown ups were born grown ups.— mea