What did you believe when you were young?

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I don't mean believing in things such as monsters or other mythical/legendary creatures. I mean facts. Like for example, believing the sun is not a star or that Earth is the only planet in the solar system.

FOR ME:

-I thought that all girls were only related to their moms, and not their dad's and 50% of boys were related to their dads, but not the mom's and the other 50% of boys were related to their mom's, but not their dads. (I used to get confused when people said "you look like your Dad", which happened A LOT when I was little)

-I thought the sun wasn't a star because it wasn't visible at night

-I thought Earth was the only planet in the solar system

-I thought that the sun only exist during the day, the moon only existed between dusk and 10:00 PM and stars only existed between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM

-I thought that all cats were exactly like my cat

-I thought that blonde was the most common hair colour (That was true in my world as most of my friends had blonde hair)

-I thought the reason why my skin was slightly darker than a lot of my classmates was because I had autism (I didn't know I had autism at the time, but I thought my "weirdness" was related to that)

-I thought that British people thought other British people had accents, but didn't think we (Canadians) did. This goes for ALL accents, I just used British as an example

-I thought if I was in another country, and a place had the that country's flag, but no Canadian flag, that I was not allowed there, because only citizens and residents of the flags at the building were allowed. I remember going to a mall in the US, and looking for flags to see if we were allowed there or not.

What about you?

Last edited by ocdgirl123 on 14 Apr 2012, 1:54 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Well, before the age of 12 (back in the 1960s) I thought babies just spontaneously happened to start growing inside their mothers. I could see that this was a biological process, but I couldn't work out why it only happened to married women: how did their bodies know that they were married and ready to start producing babies? I hadn't heard of single women with babies - all mothers were married in my little universe. And I had no idea whatsoever of what married people got up to in order to start those babies. I was naively innocent - and puzzled without suspecting a thing. After all, only children showed an interest in those body parts, adults were completely aloof from that, way above silly childhood "naughtiness". That's really how it looked back then. My, oh my.

I use to believe that I could fly.

I thought that parents were siblings, so I got confused when I saw couples with kids that are all girls or all boys.

I thought that babies came out the other end (the butt).

I thought that Apple Jacks cereal was just the orange and green pieces from Froot Loops.

I thought that if I daydreamed enough, I'd be taken away from reality and into the fantasy world. Like, not through dissociation, but physically into the world.

I thought music boxes ran on batteries!

I tried my hard not to do bad things, not even in private, because I believed that the ghosts of my dead ancestors were watching and following me. I was afraid of the lectures they'd give me when it was my turn to die. So everytime a relative passed away, I tried to be on my best behavior because I knew they'd come to visit me. Actually, I still believe that somewhat.

I thought that California was the most boring state in the US, and that we have nothing special here compared to the other states.

I thought that I was normal.

You just reminded, I thought that husbands and wives were blood-related. I am pretty sure, I thought that adopted children became blood-related to their adoptive parent when they got adopted, however, that is vague memory and I don't know if I really thought it or not.

- I thought that chicken pox was a US-specific disease
- I thought that the reflection of sunlight off of water was actually a spirit that lived in the water

I did when I was young as well. I wondered how the man got involved, even when I found how they were "made" I wondered how the stuff from the man got into the woman. Then when I was 10, we watched a video at school about it (It was a cartoon, not real) and I didn't think much of it then, but I understood.

I had the 'we don't have accents' thing as well.

Also: * that men are not normally kind, and gentlemen are a rarity
* there's nothing wrong with twins being dressed the same, going to the same class etc. - to an extent, I still think that
* 'How come people on the other side of the earth don't fall?'
* That sex needs to be passionate and unplanned - yes, I had these thoughts at a young age!
* That I want to have a rich husband, and work at McDonalds
* I wasn't sure at what age you're 'allowed' to write love poems, what is the social code about genderqueer writings, etc.
* That death is eternal darkness and misery - I'm not completely freed from that
* That my life should be a musical, and have songs to accompany it
* That fer crying out loud, some boys like Barbies, and some girls like planes, and there ain't a goddamn thing grown-ups can do about it
* Failing the 'Rich husband' plan - that I'll make my own millions or win the lottery
* That actors are told exactly how to read their lines - instead of acting - and I can do that
* That you don't need knowledge to write music, and can rely on improvisation
* That live action film are better than cartoons (that later changed)
* That it must be impossible to take a test in Japanese or Chinese
* That my goldfish are always hungry, and it's unfair to feed them once a week
* That if I keep do the exercise my mum etc. tells me to do, I could become an athlete, rather than be mentally exhausted, overeating to compensate, and not improving a damn thing
* That a 12 year old writing to artists can totally make them reconsider their career path
Oh, and I thought England was basically made of queues, until I actually got there. Yeah, WTF.

I used to think that it was normal for my parents to be living away from each other. And I suppose it is these days.

I also thought that you were really old and mature when you were 10. But now that I look back, it wasn't that old, and I most likely looked young.

Oh yes, my primary school had kids up to 12, who were like, the 'grown ups'.

I used to think that once blood was gone from your body, it stayed gone. I didn't know that your body replaced it. I did wonder how people donated their blood without killing themselves in the process.

Oh, and I used to think that if I'd scab too much, I'd live less long... And used to think that when I'm older, the potion for immortality would be found, and that people (ordinary people) would travel to space.

That I could be anything that I wanted when I grew up and that the sky was the limit, until I was 15.

I used to believe there was a guy called "God" who watched over me and knew if I was bad or good... Or was that Santa? Equally as stupid either way

Or your parents? I think there has actually been a research that showed people equate God's nature (as in, to people who give him any human qualities) with the behaviour of their parents.

I think there might have once been a time when I thought it was the same time no matter where you were in the world.