People Are Sharing Some Of The Strangest Things They Believed As Kids
When I was younger, I used to believe that dragonflies were huge—like, I'm talking "bigger than a dog" huge. It's because once when I was super young, I found one on the porch and my baby brain was so afraid of it that it dramatically exaggerated the dragonfly's size. But for the longest time, I didn't know that's what was going on. I just thought that every once in a while, you'd stumble across one that was giant.
As a kid, you're easily influenced and you don't know things about the world, so it's fun to reflect.
Let's Hope He Makes It To 99
Imagine if this were true and you didn't get to understand dirty jokes until you were 99? What would the world be like? Certainly a less funny place in some ways.
What Was The Point?
I would really love to know why this person's dad told them Montana wasn't real. Did he have something against Montana? Did he genuinely think that it wasn't real and it's a whole conspiracy?
The Fish Were Probably Hiding
The likelihood that the fish were as grossed out by her as she was by them is super high, so she really had nothing to worry about to begin with.
Oh, How Innocent We Were
How cute is that? That he would worry about people not being able to find anything in the store. Like, the thought that people taking things that don't belong to them isn't a real thing.
This Is A Very Elaborate Explanation
Stuff like this always makes me laugh because they obviously saw shoes on a telephone wire and this was the explanation that they came up with. That made more sense than the idea that someone threw them up there.
It Does Feel Like This Sometimes
I'm not convinced that this isn't true, because when it comes to crushing a bag of chips or eating candy, it seems to be a bottomless pit that will never be filled.
We All Believed This
It just goes to show you that we will always try and find a meaning for something that we don't understand in a way that will make sense to us and kind of make us happy at the same time.
I Can't See Where He's Coming From
I'm curious about what part of the premise of this movie could have to do with football, because in my mind this is such a reach that I just can't even imagine.
If Only This Were True
Imagine if every person in the world had Benjamin Button disease, and we just aged backward, and someday our kids would be older than we are? It's weird, but I'm here for it.
A Classic Kid Belief
I used to believe this, too! I believed that, like, buses and planes would come and get you from your house. The concept of a place where you go to catch them was nuts to me.
That Might Make It Easier
For those of us who aren't good at dating, this might have worked out really well! It would narrow down the dating pool and then no one would have to worry about their partner forgetting their birthday.
Where Did She Get Lemons?
I don't know about you, but this is exactly the kind of thing that I could picture a lemon doing if it were sentient. They would love enforcing the law.
I Don't Even Want To Know
There is so much of me that wants to know why they thought this was true, but I also know that it's probably better if I don't know because it will make me feel weird about pickles.
Who Needs Them, Anyway?
Honestly, not having armpits would solve a lot of problems for me, so I wish that it was true. They get so smelly and yes, itchy, and it would be one less thing to take care of.
Kids Are So Rude
It sounds to me like that little kid was the one being prickly. Why do kids insist on asking such rude questions? Do I know I have a unibrow and pimples? Yes. I don't need you to point it out.
If Only That Were True...
If that were true, then all of us would be able to afford a car. I can see how that would make sense as a kid and how they got there.
Agatha Christie If You're Nasty
I hope that no one told her the truth and that it was something that always lived in the back of her mind until someone had to correct her about it one day.
It Makes Sense To Me
Sesame Street should be a place where you can get sesame everything, otherwise what is the point? To teach kids important life lessons? Please, that's not what this is about!!
That's A Lot Of Subway Stations
It might get confusing if you have the same last name as someone else. You'd probably get off at the wrong stop so often you might eventually forget who you really are.
Those Are Some Good Life Habits
All this grandma was trying to do was make it so that her little granddaughter would get into bed at a good time and develop some really good habits! Nothing wrong with that...sort of.
How Do They Get So Small?
When I think back to the things like this that I used to believe, I think it's really funny that the idea of tiny people living in the radio was more reasonable to me than the idea that the voices were being transmitted there.
I Can See That Being True
How do we know that this wasn't true!? Just kidding, we obviously know it isn't, but they weren't there to know, and so kids take things at face value and believe it.
Coffee Isn't For Girls
Great, that's the last thing we need! Something else that guys can have that girls have to fight for. But don't worry, we took coffee back with our iced coffee obsession.
Did Any Of Them Come True?
I would love to know if any of the fortunes came true in their mind because that might have been why he kept eating the fortunes. Maybe he didn't even read them before eating them!
That Would Make Ladybugs Terrifying
This person probably spent a lot of time being afraid of ladybugs after that because they didn't want to lose all their hair! I would have been afraid of them!
We've Got A Flat-Earther
Thank goodness that this person finally came to their senses and realized that the world isn't flat. There are people out there who are still struggling to get to that conclusion.
The Best Sale Of All Time
If this were an actual sale that went on, then no one would pick the thing you had to pay for! If only this were true. Imagine how crazy Black Friday and Boxing Day would get?
They Probably Give Great Hugs
I don't know why, but I can't get it out of my mind that human-sized penguins would probably give excellent hugs, and now you can't convince me otherwise. Just think about it, you know I'm right.
It's Their New Superpower
If it were me, I would have drank all of the pickle juice and hoped that my bones would become bendy so I could have become a superhero and have my own movies.
That's How You Know You're Famous
If you're destined to be famous, then you're probably going to have a hard time pooping. That's really what separates them from us normal people in the end, isn't it?
