9 (actually hilarious) things you believed as a child
Let’s face it: our parents really did flash us quite a bit. Not that it's a bad thing, no way. We're not angry, just disappointed. Because along the way, the big bad world made it clear to us that nothing is what it seems. This is what we believed…
That an apple tree could grow in your belly…
If you accidentally ate a seed once. Total stress when that happened once. Or what do you think about your gum swallowing? THE HORROR.
The stork dropped off a child every now and then
Completely normal thing. Strong that beast was, man, unbelievable. Fantastic order too, suddenly a baby. What a boss, that stork.
The tooth fairy was your best friend
I still remember one evening when my sister and I tried to sneak out teeth from our cute bike rack/dentures in the hope of getting that money from the tooth fairy as quickly as possible. Every tooth under the pillow was worth a guilder. Party!
About that Santa Claus with his reindeer…
Really such a shame that there eventually came a day when I was taken out of my bubble that it wasn't normal for adult men to fly through the air on a sleigh with reindeer. I mean: as if that's even possible at that age with such a beer belly. Pffff.
If you sit too long in front of the TV you'll get square eyes…
How much more believable would it be if your father or mother suddenly put in color contact lenses with square pupils? I mean: that would have been badass.
Mushrooms between your toes
Damn, those parents of ours. MUSHROOMS between your toes if you didn't dry off properly after showering. I'm always curious which half-wit came up with this, until other parents started thinking: ha, good one! That'll teach them. Come on, let's tell the story of the mushroom.
The Easter Bunny
Absolutely great, searching for eggs during Easter. Not that anyone has ever seen that creature, but hey, that didn't make it any less fun.
And me searching and searching on my knees while collecting chestnuts…
Because who lived in the woods? Right! You just couldn't see them because they were so tiny.
You get muscles from spinach
Which I actually only found tasty, because I thought it was disgusting and didn't want muscles at all.
