Let's face it: we were all kids once. We all have those memories of "the good ole days" that we wish we could go back to. We all have those memories of running lemonade stands, falling off our bikes and yelling at our parents that we don't want to go inside, even though it's dark. As the years went by, we got a little taller, a little stronger and a lot smarter. Those things we believed as a kid started making less and less sense, and we began understanding things for ourselves. While it took years for us to realize what the world was actually like, it's hard for us to forget about the things we always believed as a kid. As I look back on my own childhood, there are 15 things I believed in elementary school that I just can't seem to get past.
1. Every teacher lives at school.
Teachers aren't real people. They don't have houses, they just sleep under their desk each night. I mean, where else would they go?
2. All toys come to life when their owners aren't around.
It happens in "Toy Story," so my toys must do it too.
3. Once a woman gets married, she magically becomes pregnant.
What's the birds and the bees?
4. If you swallow a piece of gum, it'll get stuck inside you and there's a chance you'll die.
Mom told me not to swallow my gum, that must be why.
5. The moon follows you.
6. All stuffed animals have feelings.
Are you kidding me, Prince George? You hurt Mr. Kangaroo!
7. If you cut a doll's hair, it'll grow back.
Dolls are just mini people, so obviously their hair grows back just like big people!
8. If you stay in the shower too long, you'll shrivel up and shrink.
When my fingers start to shrivel up, I get out of the shower. I don't want to look like Grandpa.
9. Chocolate milk comes from brown cows.
White cows make white milk. So brown cows must make brown milk.
10. Adults regularly have junk food for dinner.
Grown-ups can do whatever they want, they're so lucky.
11. If you swallow a seed, a tree will grow inside you.
When someone plants an apple seed, it grows into an apple tree. So if I eat an apple seed, an apple tree will grow in my stomach. That's just how the world works.
12. In the old days, the world was black and white.
People always talk about the days before there was color TV. So if the TV was black and white, the world must've been black and white too!
13. The people on TV could see you.
What do you mean Raven doesn't see me? She just looked right at me!
14. If you don't run upstairs after turning the basement lights off, a monster might get you.
I'm not afraid of the dark, but I'm obviously afraid of monsters.