i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

Instead of only Southampton and Northampton (yes, that city exists), I thought there also was Easthampton and Westhampton.

Anon (from the world : places)

Tyler Perry and Katy Perry were both siblings

Anon (from people : names)

around the time the slender man stabbing happened, i thought slender man was real and didn't go outside by myself for months..

Anon (from make-believe : monsters)

From a misunderstanding, I thought everyone’s ears were the same size.

Enrico (from body parts : general)

I used to believe that the disposable BBQ's had the meat displayed on the packaging was included inside.

Raggamuffin (from food : general)

I used to believe that the moon followed our car wherever we went, and that if we drove fast enough, we could actually catch up to it.

Anon (from nature : outer space)

I believed there were witches who took children away, and that they looked like balls of fire that entered houses through the cracks in the windows and doors.

Ale (from make-believe : witches)

a long time ago i believed that if i was up past my bedtime that jeff the killer would come to my house and kill me

Anon (from make-believe : monsters)

I once believed that soap and soup were the same thing, due to the pronunciation of “soup” in my native language as “soap-uh”.

Enrico (from language : foreign languages)

For some reason, I thought that World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Panda Express were the same because of both of their logos are pandas.

Enrico (from neighbourhood : in the street)

When I was little I believed that only Spain existed

Khadija El Hattabe (from the world : places)

When I was little, I imagined that the carnival workers in the booths slept there with a TV on top and a blanket, with the booth windows closed.

oriol corretje Fernández martinez (from neighbourhood : excursions)

When i was child i used to believe that if you tell lies your nose grows.

Anon (from people : lies)

I thought that “selfish” was a type of fish

Enrico (from food : general)

I used to think Greenland was called “Groenland”

Enrico (from the world : places)

I thought there was no midnight in military time; instead, it’d be 24:00.

Enrico (from time : general)

I used to think bus and train drivers always had to know where certain people were going, because of how the one you're not waiting for always comes first (you
Know what I mean).

Anon (from transport : buses)

I used to think that “kickboxer” was a made up word on SpongeBob used to make Patrick sound stupid, no different from Wumbo.

Miru (from media : cartoons)

When I was younger, I believed that squinting in a storm would make you cross-eyed... forever.

Anon (from nature : thunder and lightning)

I used to believe that Mexico was the capital of Spain

Cadence (from the world : places)