Things you used to believe

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No way! I used to believe the exact same thing. Namely, that my classmates were pretending to be dumb as a way of looking cool. In other words, "not book-smart" = "cool". One kid tried to make me believe that Saturn's rings are made of plastic (!). I didn't believe him, because I "knew" he was lying to me to make himself look stupider than he actually was (read: extra-cool).

Other things I used to believe:

I used to believe that I was the kindest child to have ever existed in the history of humanity.

I used to believe that everybody was afraid of specific chandeliers in their home.

I used to believe that teaching was the easiest job in the world: just lecturing and giving grades.

I used to believe that I could survive living like a hobo/vagabond as a child.

I thought my mother was always right and everything she says was a fact. I was an adult when I realized not everything she says is true and they are just her opinions and that doesn't mean she is right. Plus parents tend to be bias about their own children so not everything they think of them is true. It was double standards I noticed between what she thought of me and other kids with behavior. While she wouldn't say I had behavior problems, she said that about other kids so why was I the exception? Plus her saying about other aspies was they only are concerned about who they hurt and how they act because they don't want to be rejected but she never said that about me and in fact she would always correct me when I would say my reasons about things. I realized at 17 she thought different of me because I'm her daughter and if I weren't her daughter she would have critical thoughts about me. So that made me take what she says as a grain of salt and not everything she says about me is true. I noticed the double standard and the pattern in her behavior that made me realize.

I used to think male cats can't have pink noses.

I used to believe that i was the only person who could think; others just did their thing.

I thought everyone was teasing me when they would say they don't like cake or Polly Pockets or anything I liked so I would keep on doing what I wanted to do and not listen to them when they would say they don't like this movie or like to read or like this or that I am into.

I used to think that if you were throwing a big dinner party, you could get a "public servant" to help.

I used to think that if you walked home backwards you could undo the day. I used to walk home backwards as a kid & still did it at 26 years old reciting any interaction that gave me stressers. My Advocacy worker, she was brilliant & used to walk backwards with me so when I got home, she was their & Karma free, so I get get dialogue

Have sometimes wanted to "do the day over again". Shoulda tried "walking backwards".

I used to believe that if someone was nice, it guaranteed they were not homophobic.

I used to believe that academic intelligence was a moral quality.

I used to believe that if I flunked Structural Engineering, all options were gone. Lost.

I used to believe that only junior high school reptiles judged based on appearances.

Joe90,

My male Siamese, Prince, had a pink nose.

I used to believe that vampires were a type of mosquito.

I used to think that there were only two and a half billion people. At the time, I was correct. Most people's life plans are still based on a belief that things have not changed much, but to me, it is like living among 3 families in a 2-br. apt.

Am trying to imagine Trump, or any other high profile "public servant" working as a butler at some regular person's BBQ!

Am falling off the chair laughing!

Actually, you do eat iron filings. Somewhere on YouTube there's a guy making a mush of, I think, Special K breakfast flakes, and then separating out the iron with a magnet. It isn't very digestible, but it counts on the Ingredients. I'm vegan, and get plenty of iron in leafy greens. You could look up the chemistry of haemoglobin if you want - I was amazed and somewhat relieved to learn that my blood normally contains acetone.

When I was 15, I really believed lightning would strike me if I skipped Mass on Sunday. But my brother skipped and he was ok. So I skipped Mass on Sunday and not only did lightning not strike me, but when I woke up the next morning it was a gorgeous sunny day! That's when I knew the whole thing was a lie.

I used to believe that the Moon had some sort of evil power, and that it might be unleashed if I looked directly at it. Even as a teenager, I still felt reluctant to look directly at the moon.