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Having an older sister when I was four lead me to believe that if things progressed logically I would first be a boy, then a girl then a man, then a woman because, well, it just followed a pattern didn't it.

I thought I had it all figured out, I argued my point, my sister said I was wrong, she said, "go ask mom" ... my argument deflated.

Erik
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When I was young, I thought that some people were just created as adults and some people were destined to be children their whole lives. I figured that I was going to be stuck being a child forever, and that one day--the day I had been supposed to become an adult--some grown-up or another perma-child would break the truth to me, saying, "Ha ha, we fooled you--you're still a kid and you always will be." I always pictured this person gripping his or her belly while laughing heartily at my gullibility.

Heather A.
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My grandfather had a very strange sense of humor. When I was little, probably between 5-7, he would tell me stories about when he was a little girl just to tease me. He told me he liked to wear pink dresses with ribbons and bows, and then he grew up to be a big strong man. I thought for quite a while that I too that since I was a female, I was going to grow up to be a man, despite my parents trying to disabuse me of this idea. Happily, I'm all grown up and a woman.

Kristi
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When I was younger (6 or so), I used to believe that teenagers could only be girls. I had no idea what boys became, but the world "teenager" referred to a girl only.

I also believed when you became a teenager (around 14 or so) you grew long, straight blonde hair and your nails became permanently painted. Also, your face automatically got permanent makeup.

I couldn't wait to be a teenager.

Wendy
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I used to believe, and so did many of my friends, that by being older you were automatically stronger and could drive a car faster. My dad being the eldest Dad of my mates, gave me quite a bit of kudos

James
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Since I had an older brother growing up (and still do), I believed that all younger brothers eventually grew up to be older brothers. I believed that I would have a younger brother to pick on and torment the way my older brother did to me. Unfortunately, my parents didn't have any more children.

Cyle
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When I was younger I thought that all the adults where wearing masks and only when I'm not there they would take off their masks and show their horrible monster faces.

Kitty
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Since my aunt was in the army and my dad tried to be in the army (they refused to let him since he didn't have good use of his legs), and since my grandpa was in the army, I thought that when you turned 18, someone made you join the army. I was terrified of the army, and I never wanted to grow up.

Anon
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When I was a little girl, growing up with fourteen brothers and sisters, our dad would tell stories at the Sunday dinner table. He opened each story by saying, "When I was a little girl . . ." For many years, I worried that that meant that I would grow up to be a man. This was complicated by his constant exhortations to eat our vegetables, "It'll grow hair on your chest!"

Patricia
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One time, when I was a little girl (about four), my older sister asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I firmly answered, "A man."

She became very upset and argued with me about it, but I was immovably determined. She even ran and told our mother about it. Mom wasn't too concerned. (I am still female, so it appears that mom was right.)

Erin
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When my son was young (about 3) he believed that people were born male and then grew up and got to be mommies. He was going to have 100 babies when he was a mommy. It made me feel really special and loved that he thought I was the pinnacle of evolution :}

Pauls' mom
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i used to believe when i was a kid that you were only allowed to speak 5 million words in a lifetime and that is why old people didn't speak that much because they had used all there words up

mark Johnson
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I thought that you were born at a certain age. I thought my Nanna was born that big and old. :-)

Hillie
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When I was young, I used to think that the amount of wrinkles an old person had corresponded with their age. For example, if a lady was 80 years old, she had to have 80 wrinkles on her face. Also, I believed that they would double in size each year, so by the time my grandfather would turn 100, his wrinkes would be so large that he would be unable to fit inside his bedroom.

Pip
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When I was very little, probably about 2 or 3 years old, I was sitting in my car seat fastening my seatbelt. I was proud that I was getting good at doing that. I thought to myself that once I'd mastered seatbelt-fastening, I just had to learn how to knit and how to do up buttons, and I'd know everything I needed to know in life!

Sarah
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i used to think you had to pass an exam to become an adult, from 5-8 i was obsessed with studying how to care for a baby, how to drive and having posh dinners XD it wuz a laugh when my mum told me u age as time goes by!

ShikamaruLuva
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I usedto belive that if you didnt have kids, you would never get old

Dessy
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When I was about 8 my friend said his mum was only 12 and that she was 3 when she had him

Zakalaks
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I used to believe that old people saw in black and white.

Anon
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i used to ask when my birthday was, every year, cos i thought everyones changed and maybe i would be a year older quicker some years than others. she would tel me the same date and i would b like 'again?' but then far-too-later on i clicked and asked 'is that why its called birthdays? :)

naomi-s
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