Misconceptions You Had as a Child
Misconceptions You Had as a Child.....
I thought if you stuck a really fat person with a pin they would pop like a balloon. Caused a very embarrassing moment for my Dad one time. I said out loud "look dad that women is going to pop," I was convinced she was going to go at any moment.
I thought if you had the choice to eat anything why would anyone eat anything other than pizza.
I thought cars could fly if you hit a jump fast enough
Wonder why people didn't have machine guns strapped to the top of their cars like on GI Joe.
I was afraid to stay under water to long in a pool because I thought the pool cover came out of the sides of the pool, by pushing a button or something and I would get trapped under.
When driving in the car at night I thought the moon and stars were moving with us.
I thought the American flag was NY's flag, There is NY City, NY State, Only made sense the country was called NY. My cousins grew up in the country of Maine.
Oh yeah and the ongoing fight with my cousin "girls can't be bosses" lol
Two flavors of soft serve ice cream Chocolate and Plain. Milk is white so I thought vanilla was flavorless, why would anyone get plain. I got chocolate every time until strawberry came out.
I thought if you stuck a really fat person with a pin they would pop like a balloon. Caused a very embarrassing moment for my Dad one time. I said out loud "look dad that women is going to pop," I was convinced she was going to go at any moment.
I thought if you had the choice to eat anything why would anyone eat anything other than pizza.
I thought cars could fly if you hit a jump fast enough
Wonder why people didn't have machine guns strapped to the top of their cars like on GI Joe.
I was afraid to stay under water to long in a pool because I thought the pool cover came out of the sides of the pool, by pushing a button or something and I would get trapped under.
When driving in the car at night I thought the moon and stars were moving with us.
I thought the American flag was NY's flag, There is NY City, NY State, Only made sense the country was called NY. My cousins grew up in the country of Maine.
Oh yeah and the ongoing fight with my cousin "girls can't be bosses" lol
Two flavors of soft serve ice cream Chocolate and Plain. Milk is white so I thought vanilla was flavorless, why would anyone get plain. I got chocolate every time until strawberry came out.
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that "tomorrow" was actually a day of the week
a sheet or a blanket would protect you from monsters under your bed or in your closet
when you closed your eyes, no one could see you0 -
that "tomorrow" was actually a day of the week
a sheet or a blanket would protect you from monsters under your bed or in your closet
when you closed your eyes, no one could see you
Of course the blanket can protect you! I had one that was better than the others cause I could see through it and the monsters couldn't see me.0 -
I was really young, thought the sun and the moon were the same at one point, until I saw both at once. My mind was blown.0
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That being on fire was going to be a common occurrence when I was an adult.
The only way to get houses and furnishings was to win them on game shows
I couldn't see anyone else breathing so I thought i was the only one who did it, so I'd try to do it as secretly as possible.0 -
I was really young, thought the sun and the moon were the same at one point, until I saw both at once. My mind was blown.
I thought the sun burnt out like a candle at night and turned into the moon haha0 -
Santa was real...
There - I said it.
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That if I crossed my eyes it would stay that way. It was sure to happen as well if someone smacked me in the back of the head while doing so.0
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Lol!
One misconception that came to mind was courtesy of my puritan mother. I was told that unmarried people are unable to have children. Imagine how embarrassed I was when in 4th grade, one of my classmates said her older sister was pregnant. I of course asked who her husband was. I was told she wasn't married and I of course said it was impossible to be pregnant. The whole class completely lost it. It took several years for that incident to be forgotten by others. Thanks mom!0 -
That being on fire was going to be a common occurrence when I was an adult.
HAHAHAHA Yes I remember this and quick sand is everywhere.0 -
If you ate a watermelon seed a watermelon would grow in your belly0
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My son used to say: mom, can we go to "a theater near you"?0
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My brother convinced me that the seeds in rye bread were bugs. He could be a real jag off sometimes.
oh yes, and Tapioca pudding, it was fish eyes in there, my Mom would tell me that so she could eat mine...0 -
That my face really could get stuck like "that"0
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No joke, I thought Santa and Jesus were best friends and they lived in the moon together.
I also thought baby's came out of your stomach
I believed in the tooth fairy until like 5th grade.
I too thought cars could fly if they jump off curbs hard enough.0 -
My oldest daughter thought girls didn't poop and was devisated that she did :frown:
a really mean neighbor told her this!0 -
that "tomorrow" was actually a day of the week
a sheet or a blanket would protect you from monsters under your bed or in your closet
when you closed your eyes, no one could see you
Of course the blanket can protect you! I had one that was better than the others cause I could see through it and the monsters couldn't see me.
When I watch scary movies still, I still think my blanket does this, no idea why, but I just feel safe under covers.0 -
My son used to say: mom, can we go to "a theater near you"?
Hahahahaha that is the cutest thing ever!0 -
My brother convinced me that the seeds in rye bread were bugs. He could be a real jag off sometimes.
oh yes, and Tapioca pudding, it was fish eyes in there, my Mom would tell me that so she could eat mine...
I was eating a brownie last night and my daughter wanted some, thought it was cake..I told her it was poop hahaha. Terrible, but it worked.0 -
That growing up was a good thing, that the future was a happy and bright place.0
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My brother convinced me that the seeds in rye bread were bugs. He could be a real jag off sometimes.
oh yes, and Tapioca pudding, it was fish eyes in there, my Mom would tell me that so she could eat mine...
I was eating a brownie last night and my daughter wanted some, thought it was cake..I told her it was poop hahaha. Terrible, but it worked.
Now your daughter is telling people you eat poop lol.0 -
Misconceptions You Had as a Child.....
You had life figured out when you get older.0 -
I was going to be Rich!
North was up and South was down. East and west was left and right.0 -
I thought that blood was really blue cause thats what your veins look like, and I thought once it hit the air it turned red....lol0
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My brother convinced me that the seeds in rye bread were bugs. He could be a real jag off sometimes.
oh yes, and Tapioca pudding, it was fish eyes in there, my Mom would tell me that so she could eat mine...
I was eating a brownie last night and my daughter wanted some, thought it was cake..I told her it was poop hahaha. Terrible, but it worked.
Now your daughter is telling people you eat poop lol.
She is only two, so luckily no haha0 -
Misconceptions You Had as a Child.....
You had life figured out when you get older.
So true!
I did have everything figured out from about 15-21 then I lost it.0 -
Lol!
One misconception that came to mind was courtesy of my puritan mother. I was told that unmarried people are unable to have children. Imagine how embarrassed I was when in 4th grade, one of my classmates said her older sister was pregnant. I of course asked who her husband was. I was told she wasn't married and I of course said it was impossible to be pregnant. The whole class completely lost it. It took several years for that incident to be forgotten by others. Thanks mom!
LOL.... I had cancer as a small child and have no ovaries, therefore no female hormes, I started taking hormone replacement medicaiton around 12 years old. My grandmother told me that I couldn't drink alcoholor use any other drugs because I took perscription medication and it would hurt me. I was like 18 and in nursing school before I figued out that what I took were the same hormones that everyother woman on the planet already had. LOL but kept me from drinking or using drugs in high school, my hat off to her!!! LOL0 -
Thunder & lightning= Dracula
If people got married on TV, they got married in real life too.
Play Dough & Silly Putty were the same thing as gum
Whatever evil is lurking under your bed cannot get you if you leap onto your bed from the doorway0 -
-I thought burglars ransacking my home and sharks attacking me would pose a far larger problem than either actually do.
-I had no idea human beings were not "human beans".
- I thought everyone grew up and happened to be whatever they wanted to be.
-My Grandfather was the only brown person i had ever seen until i went on vacation and saw someone black...i asked her if that happened from being at the beach for a long time before my Dad could wrangle me.
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Thunder & lightning= Dracula
If people got married on TV, they got married in real life too.
Play Dough & Silly Putty were the same thing as gum
Whatever evil is lurking under your bed cannot get you if you leap onto your bed from the doorway
I used to think alligators were under my bed and I would get a running start from the door too!!!!0
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