It’s amazing how children believe in so many things that adults tell them without giving it a second thought. Those small lies might have helped calm you down for a few moments or even put a smile on your face afterwards. We all know about Santa now though, right? That’s just one of the things that we stop believing in as we grow and mature.
Check out these 10 Funny Things We Believed In When We Were Young and see if you believed or still believe in any of them.
10. Cutting your hair means it won’t grow back
One reason why children might be horrified of getting their hair cut is because someone told them that if they get their hair cut it might not grow back. Maybe no one told them that and they just decided that by themselves. Seeing your hair fall down to the ground as a kid was a scary experience sometimes, wasn’t it?
9. Stuffed animals and toys always come to life when you’re not looking
Maybe toy story was inspired by this or either really made this one seem true. I can remember wondering what my toys were doing when I was not looking. After all, we never really know. Maybe, just maybe they really do come to life when no one is looking. Who knows for sure what happens when we’re not looking? Toy Story could actually be a documentary instead of fictional.
8. The World Was Black and White Before Color TV
Imagine only having a black and white TV with no color. Sure, you had colors around you but what about the rest of the world? Could it be perhaps that everywhere else was in black and white except in the small area that you lived in? How would you even know for sure what other worlds looked like besides what they showed on TV? These days kids don’t get told this one much cause of tablets and the latest technology shows the world in color now and how it was back in the old days.
7. The reason why you can’t swim in the deep end of the pool was because of sharks
Some children are naturally curious about the deep end of the pool. Their curiosity leaves parents in fear that they might actually do something crazy and regret it. One of the best ways to prevent children from going towards the deep end of the pool is to say that there are sharks in that area. Surely, that might keep them away but they could just be scared of the deep end of the pool for life.
6. If you don’t see things then that means it isn’t real
After all, ignorance is totally bliss, right? You can’t see air so air must not be real? This might just have destroyed your childhood if you believed this one. Santa for sure couldn’t have been real since you have a high chance of never seeing him. What about if you lived in an area that never got snow. Does this mean that snow might not be real either?
5. Chocolate milk must be from cows that are brown
It kind of makes sense right? Let’s not forget that strawberry milk must come from cows that are pink. How else do they get the color brown or pink? I will admit that I thought chocolate milk must have been from brown cows. This was when I was very young and trying to figure things out and no one would tell me differently.But then again…
4. You might get sucked in the toilet if you flush it when sitting down
Only flush the toilet when you stand up! If you don’t then you might get sucked in the toilet and drown if you dare to flush it when you where sitting down. This is a great way to make sure that they only flush it when they are standing up but imagine the kind of nightmares they had as a kid thinking they would get sucked down the toilet if they were sitting down on it. Poor kid and I thought my childhood was rough.
3. Grownups are right no matter what
I think this must have been one of the biggest lies ever. No matter what grownups tell you, they are always right and you were wrong. You have to believe whatever they say because they tell the truth. Let’s hope that you never watched the news much as a child or read the newspaper. If you believed everything all of the grownups told you as a child, I suspect you might be in therapy now or either need it.
2. Watermelon seeds grow in your stomach
Be sure that you don’t swallow those watermelon seeds! Forget the fact that they are dangerous for you. This is not the reason as to why you shouldn’t swallow them. You should not swallow them because they might grow seeds in your stomach! You’ll need to drink a lot of water to help those watermelons grow in your stomach if you do swallow one.
1. Honey, Santa really is real
Cough. Maybe he really is real. How can we prove that he isn’t actually real? Maybe if you have stopped believing in him as an adult then you should believe in him again and be nice. You never know what could appear under your Christmas trees right? Let’s not forget that the tooth fairy is also real and the Easter Bunny.
Conclusion
Wasn’t it fun being a child? Be careful what you tell your kids because they will instantly believe you and you don’t want them scared for life because of something that you told them.