Sometimes our parents tell us little white lies to make their lives easier. And sometimes their kids grow up believing these little white lies. In some cases, Believing them for way too long.
Other times, kids come up with crazy theories on their own. It can be a miscommunication of language. Or just some weird things they thought up.
Either way, the results are hilarious. Some people online have shared these whacky things they once believed. At least they eventually figured out that these things weren’t true. Better late than never.
Check out these 70 people who shared some of the dumbest things they once believed:
1) Pillow Tags
Those tag warnings do seem pretty serious. But the FBI has better things to do. Or at least we hope so.
2) I Fired Him
Imagine thinking your dad is a serial killer. This poor child. That’s pretty horrific.
3) Quicksand
A lot of kids probably remember being terrified of quicksand. Probably because of cartoons and TV. But it ended up not being that big of a problem.
4) The Moon
To be fair, the moon does look like it’s following you. So, this is totally understandable. I wonder at what point he realized that it wasn’t true.
5) The Ice Cream Truck
This is just straight up cold. Cold as ice cream. Has she never gotten ice cream from the ice cream man? They always play the music.
6) Assigned Bedtime
This child thought that the government has a bedtime department. One that gives out infractions for not meeting the assigned bedtime. No wonder this poor kid wanted to move so bad.
7) Hot Rotten
These are au gratin potatoes. And this guy avoided them for years. All that yummy goodness. Just because he thought it was hot rotten.
8) Child Groom
This guy thought he was a child groom. Until he was 9-years-old. I wonder if he was crushed by the fact that his marriage was just an illusion.
9) Chocolate Milk
I feel like this is something I would totally believe as kid. I mean the cows are the same color as chocolate milk. But then there’s the whole chocolate factor. It’s not called brown milk.
10) White Poop
Ok, this is my favorite. White poop. That’s just hilarious.
11) The Keatons
You know, I never even realized that these two actors had the same last name. I just never put two and two together. It’s not that far fetched.
12) In or Out
Most people say this to their cat at least five times a day. I call my cat “In and Out Girl.” So, this might as well be your cat’s name.
13) Swallowing Gum
Imagine if this was true. So many kids would end up with clumps of gum in them. They’d all need surgery.
14) Sex Education
This is what happens when you avoid teaching children sex education. They get all confused and it messes them up. And it messes the dog up too.
15) Gerbils
This is something most parents stupidly believe. And why lots of parents try and resist getting a pet. It just ends up being their responsibility.
16) Teachers House
Some teachers spend so much time at school, they might as well live in their classrooms. But they don’t actually. This is cute though.
17) Smoke Stack Clouds
Smoke stacks make cloud-like wafts. But they definitely aren’t clouds. Cloud looking, but not clouds.
18) Big Butts
OMG, this is so damn funny. Kids are hilarious. I wonder how he got that idea.
19) The Light in the Car
Your dad definitely tells you how dangerous is it to put on the car light. And that you could get into an accident. So, how do you not believe this should be the question?
20) Car Accident Pregnancies
This is pretty wild. Imagine if it were true? That would be so dangerous.
21) Blinker Fluid
What the heck is blinker fluid? Like for your car? It would be real dangerous if you ran out.
22) Medieval Times
That would be incredibly interesting. I’d visit just to see the court jesters. And all the queenly outfits and jewels.
23) Unscrewed Belly Button
Would you have to have an outie belly button to unscrew it? How does one unscrew a belly button? Just the phrase “your butt would fall off” is hilarious in itself.
24) Saliva Narcotic
So in this person’s mind, chocolate Easter bunnies have feelings. And children would eat them alive. Just slightly sedated by their saliva.
25) JT Love
Oh to be young with a hopeful heart. This was every 90s girl’s dream. Can you blame a girl for dreaming?
26) Hola!
This would actually be great if it was true. Then everyone would understand each other. That would be awesome.
27) Bored Ass Demon
This is why you have to be careful what you say around kids. Because they take things litearlly and can become traumatized by these things. That would be one sad demon.
28) In Living Color
Now this is great. I wonder what year he thought the world suddenly came into color. And what made it so.
29) Boys Get Pregnant With Boys
Another sex education fail. But for a small child who wouldn’t understand sex, this makes sense. If only it were true.
30) Sugar Snakes
Are these sugar snakes? Breakfast snakes? Cereal snacks?
31) Secondhand Smoking
Is that why secondhand smoke is perceived to be so harmful. Because you have to bum cigarettes to someone. You secondhand get your cigarettes.
32) Watermelon Belly
That would be quite the big round belly. How would you get it out? A C-section? That would be a really expensive watermelon.
33) Ice Moon
Some people think the moon is made of cheese. But this person thought it was made out of ice. It looks like it could be.
34) Live Radio
This would be so great if it were true. But a lot of work on the artists. There would have to be a lot of syndication of radio shows going on.
35) Belly Button Explosion
This kid’s mom probably had a great time trying to bathe her. Poor kid was probably terrified to try and wash her belly button. In this case, bathtime was not lots of fun.
36) Everyone’s Adopted
Learning that you’re adopted can be tough for some children. But not this person. It was weird to them that not everyone was adopted. I love it.
37) Child Logic
I can’t imagine how scared this kid would have been hiding in the snow. And cold. He was out there for hours.
38) Disappearing Balloons
Balloons definitely don’t disappear. That would be great if they did. Because it would be OK if people just released them into the wild.
39) For the Cure
Lots of people are searching for the cure. But not on the ground. And it doesn’t exactly happen at the marathon.
40) Eating Your Savings
Children should never have to worry about these kinds of things. And this kid didn’t have to. But he did anyway.
41) Poop Out Your Dick
I mean, this could be true. You might need two stomachs though. LOL wiener poop.
42) Torso Spin
How would you spin your own torso? Not sure, but this kid tried. What if he was right but only moms had this power.
43) Jenkins Funeral Home
How the heck did this kid come up with this idea? Probably just all on his own being a kid. It’s pretty out there, though.
44) Forever Moutains
This kid thought that the world was made up of mountains. Mountain and his own town. His one bowl town.
45) Masturbation Freckles
If this were true then he’d have a handful of freckles. He’d probably he covered in freckles. Shameful masturbation freckles.
46) Spanish Connecticut
How cute is this? They were just watching Spanish TV. I wonder how old they were when they finally figured it out.
47) Massive VHS Tapes
This person didn’t know what a projector was. Or how it works. But a massive VHS tape and player would be cool.
48) Pocket Baby
Pocket babies sound awesome. And insanely adorable. But probably very dangerous.
49) Gnome Queen
This kid must have really loved her parents. Who wouldn’t want to be queen of the gnomes? That sounds awesome.
50) When School Is Over
This kid basically thought he was the center of the universe. That no one had lives. Unless it involved him.
51) Little Diapers
This kid didn’t know what feminine pads were. They probably didn’t figure out what they were until they had sex ed in school. Or until that had to wear little diapers of their own.
That would be pretty convenient. Then you’d never really get lost.
53) Father, Into Your Hands
Did this kid try to commit suicide? Is that how he figured out that it wasn’t true? I hope not.
54) Garden Hose D*ck
If this were true, you’d probably see a lot of guys tripping. Pants would have to be a lot bigger. Maybe with a special made pouch to hold all that hose.
55) Dolls Alive
This isn’t the only kid to think this. There’s a very succesful cartoon franchise about it. That would be super scary though.
56) Spontaneous Combustion
The thought of a child not knowing the joy of jumping on the bed is just sad to me. His parents probably thought he was well behaved. When he was just actually unjustlly terrified.
57) Spaghetti Farms
Spaghetti sort of comes from a farm. Some of the stuff you need to make it grows out of the ground. Dad’s are silly.
58) Pupils
Thank God this kid never tested out his theory. That could have lead to permenant damage. He could have blinded himself.
59) Shrink
I wonder how long this kid’s bath were. How long with it take for you to shrink half your size. How long would it take for you to completely disappear?
60) Bathroom Creatures
This could actually be a thing. Technically snakes have done this in real life. But no one needs this kind of anxiety when heading to the bathroom.
61) Same Weather
I’m glad this isn’t true. Because then you couldn’t escape to tropical climates in the winter. Same weather everywhere would be boring.
62) Hungry VCR
I’m sure dad wasn’t thrilled about cleaning a biscuit out of the VCR. But he couldn’t have been too mad. This is just too cute to be mad at.
63) Seat Belt Citizen Police
Police don’t police whether or not you’re wearing your seat belt. Regular citizens do. At least that’s what this person thought.
64) Doll Man
Damn big sister, that’s just terrifying. Poor kid was so annoyed by her she was like, “You know what, I’ma be a doll.” You have to be pretty annoyed to just give up and want to be a doll.
65) Fart Explosion
This kid thought that not farting could be lethal. And it was super important to fart. His family must have loved that.
66) Squirrel Head
Parents think they’re slick telling their kids this stuff, but then they go on believing it for too long. Having unhealthy fears of squirrels. It probably worked like a charm though.
67) The Real Candy Land
First of all, why isn’t this true? Why hasn’t someone created a park made of candy? It should exist. I want to live in a Willy Wonka house.
68) Twins
Twins are super uncommon. But there definitely isn’t a set in each family. It would be cute to think that though if you had a twin and you were super little.
69) Traffic Elves
Those would be some hard working elves. I wonder how long traffic elf shifts are. I hope they have good benefits.
70) Girl Penis
So, it’s a retractable penis? What would the purpose for that be? Why have a vagina at all?
70 people share some of the dumbest things they once believed when they were younger & it’s hilarious
D.G. Sciortino
05.06.20
Sometimes our parents tell us little white lies to make their lives easier. And sometimes their kids grow up believing these little white lies. In some cases, Believing them for way too long.
Other times, kids come up with crazy theories on their own. It can be a miscommunication of language. Or just some weird things they thought up.
Either way, the results are hilarious. Some people online have shared these whacky things they once believed. At least they eventually figured out that these things weren’t true. Better late than never.
Check out these 70 people who shared some of the dumbest things they once believed: