i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

I used to believe that Rainbow Dash was my best friend and that I just couldn’t see or hear her. I really liked My Little Pony growing up. I still wonder if we would have been friends.

Carmen (from make-believe : imaginary friends)

I used to think that watermelon seeds were dead souls

Anon (from food : watermelons)

I used to believe that everyone and everything I looked away from became invisible and all that was white space

Carmen (from kids : i'm different)

I used to believe that Barbie was a real person and all the dolls were just modelled after her.

Anon (from kids : toys)

I used to think that if I was really nice and got a bike for my 16th birthday I’d become a fairy and join the Winx Club.

Carmen (from make-believe : fairies)

I used to believe there was a limit on the numbers you could count

Carmen (from language : counting)

For a while I misheard getting your stomach pumped as getting your stomach popped

Like your guts would explode everywhere

Anon (from body functions : general)

I used to think being a god or goddess was a job that people have to apply for, like the belief that the vicar in church is God.

Anon (from religion : characters)

I thought baby back ribs were from actual babies

Anon (from food : general)

I Used To Believe That Jail & Prison Are Both Timeouts For Adults/Grownups

Kelly Bulanek (from the law : criminals)

I used to believe the voice sped up at the end of ads was really just the world's fastest talker.

Anon (from media : adverts)

i thought kangaroos were giant rabbits

Anon (from animals : general)

When commercials say "Comes as shown", I thought they were saying "Comes with shown", and I wondered why they kept saying it came with a "shown" without explaining or showing what it was.

Anon (from media : adverts)

I used to believe that if I caught butterflies, a fairy would grow inside.

Cami (from animals : creepy crawlies)

I believed that dolls could feel when I didn't love them, that's why I treated them well.

Anon (from kids : toys)

I used to think that I could catch the clouds

Isabela Verduzco (from nature : weather)

I used to believe that a rabbit lived on the moon

van (from nature : outer space)

I used to believe that what happened in science fiction/horror is movies was real

Anon (from media : films)

I used to believe that every time I went to church, I got "points" to go to heaven.

Poxy (from religion : church)

I thought the big apple was literally a giant apple in New York

Anon (from the world : places)