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I was born in 1955. I remember as a kid calculating that if I could stay alive until at least the age of 45 I would live to see the 21st century. I thought I might just squeak by and make it but it was by no means certain because 45 was very old.
Rocketeer 
I used to believe that when people go older, their hair would turn white (of course), but also that their eyes would turn light blue. I only had my elderly relatives on my mother's side, who all had white hair when they were still fairly young, and beautiful blue eyes.
valerie
When I asked my grandad what growing old meant, he replied it was like becoming an antique ... your chest sank into your drawers!
Pete C.
As a youngster,i thought that growing up would be as easy as A B C,.And all that my vision of adult-hood would somehow be automaticley bestowed upon me!HOW WRONG,I must have mist a couple of very important lesson"s along the way!!
Spencer jung
top belief!
I thought "born of a woman" meant that you were a little girl when you were born. So in Sunday School, I thought Jesus was a girl when he was born. I asked me grandfather and my dad if they were "born of a woman" and of course they told me yes. I lived in fear of turning into a boy.
amanda
My grandson thought all clothes were sized by age. When I was looking for a blouse, he picked out one for me , but I said it was too small, to which he replied, "How old are you then Nana". I was delighted to answer 18!
I used to believe when I was a kid, that when you turned 18, no one would be able to tell you what to do, ever-again-in-life! I couldn't WAIT to turn 18.
I'm now in my forties and I'm still being told what to do, how I should live, what I should think....... I had more fun as a kid :(
valiree44
Since I had an older brother growing up (and still do), I believed that all younger brothers eventually grew up to be older brothers. I believed that I would have a younger brother to pick on and torment the way my older brother did to me. Unfortunately, my parents didn't have any more children.
Cyle
I used to believe that you grew up and then once you got to be a old fart you then started to grow young again. I thought that my grandmother and I would be the same age as she began to grow young again!
susan
When I was young I used to think that as I grew older, my mom would grow younger and that we'd meet in the middle and be best friends forever.
Kristen
When I was a kid I used to think that 16 was old. Why? Because grown ups didn't want to play the way I did and neither did 16 year olds. Grown ups were old, so it seemed like anyone who didn't want to play with toys and have fun was old. None of my 16 year old babysitters wanted to play with toys.
Lee
top belief!
I used to belive that the girls don't necessarily grow up into women also boys don't necessarily grow up into men, and I was wondring if I would be a man or woman.
A MAN!
When I was about 11 or 12, kids at school started talking about "going out" with each other (as a term for dating). I thought they meant literally going out, and I wondered where they would go in such a small town as ours.
I used to believe that all grown-ups had an alcoholic drink when they got home from work. My parents used to watch Dallas and Dynasty and the first thing that people did when they got home was fix themselves drinks from their bar
CK Bradsher
top belief!
When I was a kid, about 5 years old I used to believe that once upon a time I was a grown up girl becamed a little girl. I always use to say to my older sister,"When I was a big girl...".
Milela1
that as I grew up, my parents would "grown down," then I would be the Mom and Mom would be my child.
When I was a kid I thought that grownups came out just like they are.
They grew up inside of their Mothers body and kids will allways stay small.
Dani
When I was a little girl I used to believe that when I grew up I'd turn into a man.
Jessica
top belief!
I grew up in a city where immigrants settled decades before. As a child I thought that to grow old meant that you would lose your ability to speak English, as all the elderly people around only spoke Italian.
Mary
top belief!
i used to believe that i would automatically know how to do things as i got older. for example: "when i turn 10, i'm going to know how to ride a bike." like i wouldn't have to learn how, but would just wake up on my tenth birthday and know how.
moe
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