getting older

When I was about four, I saw a very old hunched-over man with a cane walking down the sidewalk. I pondered this sight for awhile, and then realized" that he was so old, that his wrinkling and stooped posture were just the beginning of a process whereby he was slowly becoming a little baby once again. This made sense to me: little babies grew up, grew old, and in growing very old they became infants once again, and the cycle would continue. "Ahh," I thought, "I must have been an old man before."

Scott Moore

I used to believe that when somebody turned 16, that they HAD to drive then, without a choice.

kat

when i was a little kid i beleived i was never going to grow up, i was going to be a kid forever. i thaught grown ups were born already grown up and that was how you got to be a grown up.

jessica

i had a younger cousin.. and when we asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up he responded "a girl". he continued this desire to be a girl for about a year, and truly believed that it was possible, just like someone becomes a fireman, he could become a girl.

Emily

I didn't really know where to put this but here was one of my beliefs-
When I was little, I liked animals so I wanted to be a vet when I grew up. My older brother and sister told me that vets were mean to animals, but strippers were very nice to animals. So at church one day, somebody asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Naturally, I said I wanted to be a stripper! (at least they didnt tell me that hookers were the ones that were nice to animals!!)

me

When I was younger my Dad told me that people temporarily lost their hearing during their teenage years, which is why they turned up their music so loud. He's a doctor and I believed him for years!

Emily

I used to think that once you were past the age of 20, you lost the ability to run, fall down, or sit on the floor. I think this is because I never saw my parents run (come to think of it, I still haven't) and I guess I assumed the reason my mom kept telling me not to run off was because she wasn't able to keep up with me.

I'm 22 and I can still run and sit on the floor

My dream was to be a dad when I grew up, which would provew to be difficult seeing as i am a girl.

Anon

I used to think that if a grown up fell down, they wouldn't be able to get up by themselves.

Kim

When I was around 6 years old, I used to believe
that I would always stay a child and that adults
would always stay adults and that was how it was and always would be. Looking back I call this now
my Peter Pan theory.

Wendy

i used to believe that my brother and I were going to switch places with my parents - that as we got bigger, they would get smaller. I was under 5, because my other brother had not been born yet - and it seemed to make sense. But I distinctly remember this belief - as it seems profound to me now - knowing that we do in a sense take care of our parents as they grow old...

Anon

I believed as a young child and then teenager that when one reached adulthood everyone did life correctly and never did any wrong doings. Needless to say I was so disappointed to find out grown ups were just as guilty of wrong doing as kids were!

Julie

After a trip into a wooded area, my parents needed to check my brother, sister and I for ticks. My father got in with us to search us head to toe (and actually found one on my sister). From this experience, I remember thinking that one day soon, my sister and I would start to grow our penises (as my brother and Dad both had them - and they were older). I literally thought that you had to be a certain age to have one, and it was only a matter of time before everyone got their own.

E.B.

I used to think you only grew on your birthday.

Anon

I believed younger people preferred rock and roll, while preferring country music was just a natural part of growing old.

Brandon

I used to think adults were happy all the time, except on soap operas. And that adults knew everything, like how to order an airline ticket, and that really awed me.

redhotcinder

I thought Alzheimer's was Old Timers for the longest time. I've asked a bunch of people and it seems i was alone in this. Hey looking back i think i was clever, wrong but clever.

Shantia

I used to believe that one day, my younger brother would be older than me and then he'd pick on me!

Andrew

I used to believe that when you got to certain age you had all your teeth removed, this was because both my parents have false teeth. (I now attend the dentist regularly!)

Anon

I used to believe that when you got older you would be able to read other people's mind. I thought this because I would watch my mom and her friends talking and one would start a sentence and someone else would finish it.

Kim