family

When I was very young, my big brother used to tell me that we had a sister living in Russia. I used to get so mad at him when he'd bring up "Svetlana" because I wanted to be our family's only girl child! He used to pretend to call her on the phone & have conversations with her & everything. I hated Svetlana! My brother somehow even got our mother to play along, too! I forget Svetlana's reasons for being in Russia as opposed to being in America with the rest of the family...boarding school, perhaps?

Daile

I used to believe that when my parents went out for diner, they'd get desintagrated by an evil alien with a laser gun. I even had nightmares about it where I'd try to warn them, as I was the only one who could see the green monster with the huge fangs. I used to cry so much when they went out, and I'd say goodbye like I'd never see them again

ricolarno

I used to think my babysitter was the luckiest person ever, because she was really old (in high school) and still lived with her mother.

Charlotte

when I was about 3, my mum told me that purple was a darker colour than black. I believed her, too. when I challenged her about it later, she denied everything.

hm

I used to believe my grandfather was Mahatma Gandhi. When people used to talk about Mahatma Gandhi..I used to think..they are talking about my granddad.

Ninad

An old neighbor of my grandparents was this gnarly, sea-dog-looking geezer whom I would visit when staying at my Grandparents house for summer or whatever. He used to be a merchant marine and he told me he could "breathe underwater" and that he would teach me how to do it too. My mind was blown by the idea. I was already enamored of the sea anyway so I would day dream about cruising underwater for hours without coming up for air. He never did get around to teaching me. Is that sort of thing possible?

John

My mother is an artist and one day she told me she was going to paint me after school. I was very excited until she showed me her canvas and I realised she had not meant to actually paint my face!! I was only 5 ....ok!

Bram Swinnerton

When i asked my mom where my dad is,she told me that he drowned while sipping his chicken soup,and i, actually believed her.

pretty

I used to believe that every person in the world had a twin, and that I had a long-lost twin in France.

Ashley

i used to think that every family had a brother and sister and they married eachother when they got older

Anon

when i was little i used to beleive that after i went to bed at night my entire family would gather around in the bathroom to have a meeting without me. during this meeting they would take off their people masks and reveal their alien selves. the ceiling would open up and their flying caucer would lower itself down to them.

valerie

When I was little, my dad told me he had been born in Indiana. I thought he meant India, and for years afterward, I thought he had been born in cave.

Andrea

When I was little I used to believe everyones auntie was called Dawn. Because both of mine were and my best friends. And my brother!!

Anon

When I was about 6, In this English soap opera called Eastenders there was a story line of how a girl found out her 'sister' was actually her mum. I then asked my mum if my older sister (10 years older) was my mum! haha

Roxannee

I used to believe that, no man drank hot beverages, because my father never did.

Sue

when i was about 4 to 5 yrs old, i thought my parents were monsters, that looked normal people when i was arround them, but as soon as i got out of the room, they would turn to their monster shape. At that period, i always tended to suddenly open the door, so that I would see them as monsters, which I thought they were. But for some reason, i never caught them looking like that... xD

Hatty

I used to think that my mother really did have eyes in the back of her head. I used to sometimes try to see if I could see them through her hair

Jeanette

When I was little my Nana told me that if I lied my tongue would stick to the roof of my mouth...I didn't lie for years.

Hannah

My dad used to tell us he won a gold medal at the (pick a year) Olympics in (pick a category)--malt making was my favorite. :)

Karen

When I was little, my parents told me "the only people who aren't strangers are Mommy and Daddy." I took this to mean that everyone in the world was a stranger to everyone else, except my parents, who weren't strangers to anybody.
In kindergarten I tried to convince my friend that I didn't REALLY know her, because I didn't know her middle name, etc., and because my parents said everyone was a stranger but them.

Anon