grown-ups

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I used to believe social security ensured you would always have friends

— Stephanie Pardigrown-ups : family

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When I was little, my parents told me "the only people who aren't strangers are Mommy and Daddy." I took this to mean that everyone in the world was a stranger to everyone else, except my parents, who weren't strangers to anybody.
In kindergarten I tried to convince my friend that I didn't REALLY know her, because I didn't know her middle name, etc., and because my parents said everyone was a stranger but them.

I used to believe that I really COULD be anything I wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted to be a unicorn.

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Being a princess was a real profession

— victoriagrown-ups : work

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Up until I was about 9 I believed that my dad bent bananas for a living because that's what he told me! He actually worked in a fruit and veg warehouse and his company logo was a banana! Lol

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I used to believe that whenever my parents were going to work they went to a huge building where all the other grown-ups went to have a huge party.

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I used to think that people were either born adults or kids and you were paired up with and adult who takes care of you.

— anonymousgrown-ups : family

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From the time I was in 1st grade to 3rd grade I knew that I wanted to be a lesbian when I grew up. I knew that meant when a girl loves another girl, and I loved my mom!!!

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I used to believe my dad that "sacre bleu" meant sacred cheese.. until I was 17.

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Thanks to my brother, I believed thimbles had a small needle inside of it that would poke you if you put your thumb in it. I still dont feel comfortable using them.

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I used to believe that my mom had surveillance cameras everywhere I went and could always see what I was doing

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When I was a about four or five I wanted to be a priest, because they only had to work on Sunday. My parents didn't correct me. Neither did the archbishop.

I used to believe that I would never grow up, because I "wanted" to remain a child. Ha. That one fell through

I used to think that all of my aunts and uncles were all of my grandparents kids. I thought they just paired off and had more kids.

I used to believe…

My family and I live part-time in England and part-time in Italy, and when I first went to school in England one boy convinced me that my family must be gangsters. I assumed my grandfather must be the godfather, and whenever we went back to Italy I would search the house for guns.

— Lucretziagrown-ups : family

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When I was young, I was convinced that my nightlight turned itself off after I fell asleep. I would try to stay up as long as I could (usually only about 9 o'clock) but it never turned off. It wasn't until I was about seven years old that my parents finally told me they would come into my room when I was asleep to turn it off.

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Once, when I was 5, my brother and I were swimming in our pool. My fingers were starting to get wrinkly and I showed him. He told me that meant I was turning into an old lady. I cried.

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Because of the movie "the parent trap" I used to believe that I had a twin sister that my mom wasn't telling me about.

i used to believe that when i grew up i was going to become the wheel of a truck