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What is the one most astonishingly dumb things that, as a child, you believed was absolute truth? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I dont remember the age, but it was before Kindergarten, thought men came into the house at night to load the next days shows into the TV.

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[–] Wooly@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believed until I was 8 or so that beans were a type of meat. When I learned the truth, I had an argument with my older brother with me saying something along the line, "You're gonna feel real dumb when Mom says I'm right."

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll admit to thinking this too ~~and being~~ when I was a little bit older than 8, so you can feel better now.