41 Hilarious Things People Actually Believed as Kids
We asked you, and you answered: Enjoy some of the funniest, most bizarre things you believed were true when you were little.
You’re kitten!
I believed that all dogs were males and all cats were females. I have no idea where I got that idea. —Mercy Langille
No ice cream for you
I believed that if the ice cream truck was playing music, it meant that it was out of ice cream. Thanks, Mom. —Rebecca Ahlgrim. This definitely counts as one of the funniest lies parents tell their kids.
Reach for the stars
I believed that if I went too high on the swing, I would poke a hole in the sky with my feet. —Sylvia Aldrich
Good for your eyes
I believed that if I ate a lot of carrots I would be able to see in the dark. —Saria Hansen. Sadly, this is one of the myths parents tell kids that we can debunk.
Holier than thou
I believed that nuns did not have feet and floated when they went around because they were so sacred and heavenly. —Abegail Maslog
Swim, baby, swim
I believed that babies did the backstroke in the mothers’ stomachs. I suspect my mom tried to explain amniotic fluid, and I pictured it like a tiny swimming pool. —Kitty Harrison. Read 29 of our favorite funny mom quotes.
Shrinking house
I believed that the walls in our house creaked at night because the room was shrinking. That’s what my dad told me when I asked him. I worried every time I heard creaking after that. —Claire Lazos. Here are 31 groan-worthy dad jokes that you’ll still laugh at.
