grown-ups

I used to believe…

When I was in kindergarten (about 5 or 6), some kids in my class had gotten into the conversation whether or not God ever danced. My mom always told me she was SO OLD she knew Wilma Flinstone, George Burns' mother, etc., so I proceeded to stand up and tell everyone that I would ask my mom because she was from the "olden days" and she'll know if God ever danced (she was only about 38-40 at the time).

To this day I'm reminded by my mom that I told everyone she'd know if God danced. I can't live it down!

I used to believe…

This is my dads belief. When he was little, he used to think that baby showers were where a bunch of women got together and took a shower. he never wanted to go because he didnt want to be in a shower with a bunch of older naked women

I would often wonder what it was like for my mum using the bath-room when she was younger. How on earth did she manage those big old-fashioned crinolene dresses by herself? When she told me she WASN'T actually 200 yrs old, I asked what that had to do with anything?

I couldn't count any higher than 10 when I was about 5 years old or so. I used to think that people would grow up and age one by one but once they got to 10 they would start going back down. For example, you turn 9 then 10 then back to 9 and then 8 and so on, just go up and down between 1 and 10 until you die.

I'm an idiot!

I used to believe…

When I was young, I thought that *every* restaurant had professional chefs working there, making all the food from scratch. I was pretty surprised when I realized that just about anyone could be hired as a 'cook'.

I used to believe…

When was little i used to belive that my brother Warren was an allien. He used to have a water bed. I thought it was a space ship. So my told me if you poke holes in it you can see his allien skin because he'll be mad. So i did that. Guess what? He was mad.

I used to think that women could only marry men who were older than they were. I was so relieved when, at age 6, I discovered that the little boy I had a crush on was exactly one month and one day older than I. Otherwise, I would have had to stop liking him.

i used to believe that boys came from their dads and girls came from teir mothers. i had two older sisters and one younger so i told my dad he shouldn't be afraid to have a boy. i kno have two more yonger sisters. he's still scared

I used to watch my mother sew. I didn't know about the foot pedal that made the needle move, and she told me it was magic. When I didn't believe her at first, she would wave her fingers at it and say, "Go!" and it would. I had no alternative but to believe her.

I once overheard my grandfather telling my mother about a few guys that he used to work with who were fired, but he used the word 'canned'. I thought canned meant killed.

I used to think that every year you grew taller and taller. I was afraid that my mom and dad, because they were so much older than me, would turn into giants and accidently step on me!

I used to think that my Dad was Chinese because he had black hair and when he smiled his eyes became squinted.

I used to believe…

My dad is a solicitor but when I was little I asked my mum what my dad's job was and she said he was a 'silly cheater'. For years I thought that's what he did for a living.. well my mum was kinda right I suppose...

I used to believe…

when my brotherand I were little we got into a fight as to who my mom loved more. I told him Mom loved me more because I had been around longer and he ran away and wouldn't stop crying- how cruel was that :)

I used to believe…

When my dad was little he and his bro and sis would go to their grandmas house. at her house she had a dock and she told the children to never go on the dock by their selves.
one day my great grandma was cutting carrots and looked out the window that over looked the dock. their she saw all three children swinging their legs off the dock. she got so mad she ran out and started yelling at them. they started crying and wailed "but we were together!"
my great grandma as still not forgiven herself. lol

I used to think that once you got so old, if you were female you lived at the beauty parlor and slept under the hair dryers because my great-grandmother had had one in her house.