people

I used to believe that the instant you died your name automatically appeared in the bible, so when my Grandma died I asked if she was in the bible.

Anon

Before I knew about death, I used to believe that people grew up, got old, and then grew down again and got young, so that people were just in a constant state of flux.

Anon

When I was a kid I would see R.I.P. on gravestones and I thought that was the guys name. I remarked once to my mother, "man that guy RIP is burried all over the place." She then explained, "It means rest in peace."

Jennifer

When I was like 7, my dad made me start using mouthwash. Upon inspecting it, I stumbled across the part of the label reading "if more than used is swallowed, contact your local poison center immediately."

This frightened me beyond all reason, and the first time I used it, I tried so desperately not to let any of it seep down my throat. But of course, I ended up swallowing a tiny bit, and spent the whole night crying and reflecting on my short life. How surprised I was when I woke up the next morning just fine and dandy.

J

I used to believe that everyone died once they reach 100. The image being, Granny opens her "Happy 100th" birthday card just before dropping down dead!

Andy

When I was little, I thought you weren't supposed to have favorites in your family, you were supposed to love everyone the same. But secretly, my grandfather, my mother's father, was my favorite of my grandparents. He died when I was 8, the first of my grandparents to pass away and the only one to die during my childhood (didn't lose another g-parent til my 20's). For a long time I thought God took him away from me, to punish me for having a favorite and not loving all my grandparents the same.

Anon

I used to believe that convicts who had done really serious crimes, and have had death sentences were forced to play part in a theatre or film production where they would be killed on set (aka, actors who die). This was inspired when I went to watch a play in the threater where someone was "hung" on stage. I now know, they were wearing a harness.

stefan

When my Nana died I asked my Mum where does she go when she is dead. My Mum advised that she turns to "dust". It was my job at the time to do the dusting and I refused to do it as I didn't want to "dust" my Nana off the furniture etc.

Kerrie

When I was about five, during a Christmas party, I asked my Dad some random question about the next year. His reply was "The world could end next year."

Taken literally, I was afraid the world was going to end every December 31st until I was about 12 years old. Thanks Dad.

Anna

When I saw Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, I became convinced it was possible to die by loosing the will to live. This was pretty vague though, so one day when I accidentally let go of a balloon I was holding, I thought I was going to loose the will to live.

Danny

I used to believe that when you had a ringing in your ear that any person that you thought of at that moment would die.

J.C. Summerlin

When we went past old graveyards that had been refurbished they would have put the fallen stones together toward the middle, because they weren't 100% sure where the bodies really were. I used to believe that in the olden days they buried people standing on their heads, so they wouldn't take up too much room.

DPW

i used to believe that you had to eat a ton of earth on your death bed as my dad told me so, what he actually meant was that this is a gradual process that happens over your entire life time!

sara cole

I used to believe that if I lied perfectly still with my arms at my sides at night, they would think I was dead and bury me alive.

Anon

When I was about 6 yrs old they sent the first men into space. At around the same time I saw a funeral procession go past & asked my mum about it. "They have died & gone to heaven" she told me. For ages I thought that people went up in spaceships when they died.

Patsy

I used to believe that, because my mom told me never to put a plastic bag over my head, that if I did I would die instantly.

Sam

I used to think that when people were killed in the movies they were actually killing very old people that were dressed up to look young (I figured it was cause they wouldnt live much longer anyway). I was terrified for the day my Grandparents would have to be in a movie.

mappy

When I was 5 I used to think that a will was a list of things that you could put in your coffin once you were dead. My will consisted of, amongst other things, my doll Mary!

Connie

i used to belive that when someone in your family dies, that they can watch your from heaven
(or else were) and they can see everything you do. liek showers, and baths, and other things. i still wonder about it now and im 13.

i also used to belive that when u die god would make you watch a video tape of your life from birth to when u died, and he wouls lecture you about things u did wrong.

olivia

One day, on the way to a funeral, our car passed the cemetary where most of my family is buried. My mother quietly mentioned "That's where I want to be buried when I die." My 4-year-old brother looked shocked and started crying/screaming "You're going to die?! I don't want you to die." My mom then tried comforting him by saying, "Honey, everybody dies eventually." My little brother started screaming hysterically, "I'm going to die? We're all going to die?" Eventually, we all just decided that death is not to be discussed in the presence of my brother.

Cassandra