Unicorns, flying pigs and chocolate milk cows

[Catnip]

We all believed crazy things once upon a time. When you look back on it all, you can't help but laugh or feel sad due to missing that thought of your imagination being real life facts.


So what was your favorite 'imaginary fact'.

Is there a small part of you that still believes in it?

When you found out the truth, do you remember what you felt? Were you sad? Did you have a good laugh?


I remember thinking if I sing well enough, a bird would land on my shoulder and a deer would come, allowing me to pet it. Thanks a lot Snow White. No, truly. Those were amazing times, thoughts and emotions. I miss it.

 

[Dolores Haze]

I thought when I was 11 an owl from Hogwarts would give me my letter <3 It never happened of course, but I was staying at Grandma's at the time so I figured it couldn't find me.

 

[Ewan]

I thought when I was 11 an owl from Hogwarts would give me my letter <3 It never happened of course, but I was staying at Grandma's at the time so I figured it couldn't find me.

!!! I thought that as well!

I used to think if I ate fruit seeds, a plant would grow in my stomach :S Oh and I thought that trains could talk like in Thomas the Tank Engine. I cried when I realised they didn't

 

[Catnip]

!!! I thought that as well!

I used to think if I ate fruit seeds, a plant would grow in my stomach :S Oh and I thought that trains could talk like in Thomas the Tank Engine. I cried when I realised they didn't

I totally believed the fruit seed thing too! I also believed that if I lied, my nose would grow like Pinocchio's.

As for the talking trains, all I can say is... ""

 

[Dionysos]

I used to write letters to the tooth fairy and she used to write back. I cried when I realised that it was just my mom writing smaller.

I also realised that the easter bunny and Santa were also

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not real

, and I really broke down. Some really good friends there dissapeared.


Other than that.. I used to have a pet dragon that lived in what I thought was a wood at the time when I was younger. I realise now that said "wood" is actually just a strip of about 10 trees on the side of the road, but they were quite big trees.. it's about 50m long I'd say and at the time I believed it was big enough to be a wood, and big enough to house my pet dragon.



My imagination has been very strong in my life really. I'd always imagine stuff happening around me..

If I was at a beach, I'd believe there were pirates watching us.

If it was dark and a wolf-like noise (probably a dog) howled then I'd believe it was a werewolf.

If a plane left a trail in the sky but could not be seen itself it wouldn't be a plane at all.. It would be an alien spacecraft.

Likewise if it was dark and there were flashing lights, it also wouldn't be a plane, but an alien spacecraft.


I also used to imagine that when I was older we'd have the technology and scientific advancements to bring dinosaurs back to life, like in Jurrasic Park... And I actually believed that I could build a few fences on the strip of land behind my garden fence and stretching out behind everyone elses houses, and house a few dinosaurs in there and have a dinosaur theme park. I actually believed that would be my future, and I loved to believe that.


That's just a few of my little things. I'd believe all sorts... I'd always see different things in normal situations and pretend they were much more than they really were, and some of the time I actually believed my version.

 

[Kandy-Sugar]

I used to believe that Peter Pan would come and take me away to Neverland where I would be able to stay young forever.

This fantasy lasted until I was around 15 and fell in love with Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). XD

And then I was introduced to Final Fantasy X and fell in love with Tidus and me and my friend made believe that she was going out with Artemis Fowl and I was going out with Tidus and when we had sleepovers we would each say goodnight to each others make believe boyfriend. XD

My gosh, that lasted until I was 17 and then finally I nailed a real boyfriend and never looked back. XD

Make believe stuff is depressing because it's the real live things that satisfy me the most.

 

[SaShman]

When I was young I was play fighting with my dad and I kicked him in the nuts (This was before I realised how painful it was to receive a kick to ones nuts). Afterwards my father told me that if I kicked him in the nuts again he could die. So I believed that for about a year.

 

[Catnip]

When I was young I was play fighting with my dad and I kicked him in the nuts (This was before I realised how painful it was to receive a kick to ones nuts). Afterwards my father told me that if I kicked him in the nuts again he could die. So I believed that for about a year.

Oh my god. I'm sorry, but I laughed so hard at that. In fact, I'm laughing right now. My dad did the exact same thing to me.

 

[Six]

I've never been a real imaginary kid... =/

The only thing I know, that's still stuck with me. Is that when I was young, there was a disney movie I don't even remember the name of. And there was a little girl walking into her room, were mouse like people. And she walked up to a big black window, cause it was at night, and the evil bat in that movie, showed himself, crashing his wings against the window, and it scared the shit out of her, and me. Came out of fucking nowhere.

I still. Up to this day, have to pull myself together to actually LOOK at the window, before closing the curtains. Mostly I just don't. =X And close them, looking down.

 

[Catnip]

I've never been a real imaginary kid... =/

The only thing I know, that's still stuck with me. Is that when I was young, there was a disney movie I don't even remember the name of. And there was a little girl walking into her room, were mouse like people. And she walked up to a big black window, cause it was at night, and the evil bat in that movie, showed himself, crashing his wings against the window, and it scared the shit out of her, and me. Came out of fucking nowhere.

I still. Up to this day, have to pull myself together to actually LOOK at the window, before closing the curtains. Mostly I just don't. =X And close them, looking down.

That's sounds kind of familiar.. So you're pretty much scarred for life?
That reminds me of my thinking a skeleton will grab my feet when I walk up/down the stairs in the dark. It would be my basement stairs though because each step didn't come with a back, or.. whatever. I'm not sure why I think that though. No movies on it, I don't think.

 

[Six]

That's sounds kind of familiar.. So you're pretty much scarred for life?
That reminds me of my thinking a skeleton will grab my feet when I walk up/down the stairs in the dark. It would be my basement stairs though because each step didn't come with a back, or.. whatever. I'm not sure why I think that though. No movies on it, I don't think.

Scarred, I wouldn't say THAT. Pretty paranoid though... xD And, for some strange reasons, I'm not the girl to freak out over a basement, or dark stairs. xD That'd suck though.

 

[Catnip]

Scarred, I wouldn't say THAT. Pretty paranoid though... xD And, for some strange reasons, I'm not the girl to freak out over a basement, or dark stairs. xD That'd suck though.

I don't freak out and I'm not very scared. I can be scared by thinking there's a skeleton, but my knowledge for it being impossible for skeletons to be alive overpowers my rather 'interesting' imagination.x]

 

[Hawaiian8o8]

When I was young I was play fighting with my dad and I kicked him in the nuts (This was before I realised how painful it was to receive a kick to ones nuts). Afterwards my father told me that if I kicked him in the nuts again he could die. So I believed that for about a year.

Wow you're lucky you got off with a warning. When I was little I accidentally kicked my dad in the man pouch and he beat with the belt.

I used to believe that if you clip your toenails at night the devil would pull at your toes when you're sleeping. Eventually I got over it and sometimes I clip my nails at night.

I used to believe barney the dinosaur was real.

I used to believe Santa was real until one day a person dressed as Santa took me to his hous........well let just not go there:wtf:

 

[Midnight Memoire]

I saw the chocolate milk cows and immediately said "OMG!". Yeah. I thought there were special cows that made chocolate milk. I was sad to find out that they didn't exist.

I also firmly believed that the Attic was haunted and evil. I would not go upstairs for the majority of my childhood.

I also knew for a fact that swallowing watermelon seeds would allow a watermelon to grow in my stomach. I was relieved when I found this fact to be wrong as I had swallowed a seed and was sure I was dying.

 

[Catnip]

I saw the chocolate milk cows and immediately said "OMG!". Yeah. I thought there were special cows that made chocolate milk. I was sad to find out that they didn't exist.

I also firmly believed that the Attic was haunted and evil. I would not go upstairs for the majority of my childhood.

I also knew for a fact that swallowing watermelon seeds would allow a watermelon to grow in my stomach. I was relieved when I found this fact to be wrong as I had swallowed a seed and was sure I was dying.

I figured that stupid watermelon thing out myself. The seed needs sunshine. I was quite happy finding out as well.

 

[Coco]

We all believed crazy things once upon a time. When you look back on it all, you can't help but laugh or feel sad due to missing that thought of your imagination being real life facts.


So what was your favorite 'imaginary fact'.

Is there a small part of you that still believes in it?

When you found out the truth, do you remember what you felt? Were you sad? Did you have a good laugh?

Santa Claus. He'll always be my biggest disappointment.

I really, really believed he was real, until my parents told me at the age of 10. I actually mailed a letter to the North Pole every year before and after Christmas. One to tell him what I wanted and another to thank him.

I sort of miss him now. >_>

 

[Warbsywoo]

Those freaking TV horror series they put on every Halloween in the Philippines. Man, I was a sucker for those things. Like how evil witches would come get you if you were a bad kid and eat your liver or something. The smoking goat-man who would come peep in your bedroom window at night. Yeah, it's weird, but I kid you not. I used to believe all of those. xD

I also believed in the Tooth Fairy and it was all because I actually did put one of my old teeth under my pillow and the next morning I got this huge gift right under it. Obviously, that was my parents playing a terrible joke on me. I don't even remember what I got. >.>

 

[Tipsynaruto]

I used to believe that if you clip your toenails at night the devil would pull at your toes when you're sleeping. Eventually I got over it and sometimes I clip my nails at night.

i think that as a japanese myth, but instead, you get killed.

As for me, i always thought once we hit 2000, we all suddenly get jetpacks and flying cars like in the jetsons. Sorta disappointed when i realised that it didnt happen.

Another one i really hoped was real was that my toys were alive, like in toy story. I would always peek into my room, thinking like in toy story, they would move. Still hope for it now, cuz it would be so cool.

 

[Dionysos]

I've never been a real imaginary kid... =/

The only thing I know, that's still stuck with me. Is that when I was young, there was a disney movie I don't even remember the name of. And there was a little girl walking into her room, were mouse like people. And she walked up to a big black window, cause it was at night, and the evil bat in that movie, showed himself, crashing his wings against the window, and it scared the shit out of her, and me. Came out of fucking nowhere.

I still. Up to this day, have to pull myself together to actually LOOK at the window, before closing the curtains. Mostly I just don't. =X And close them, looking down.

Sounds like Basil The Great Mouse Detective to me. That had a bat with a crooked leg that looked really messed up and jumped out at the window at one point I believe.
Luckily I was older when I saw this movie for the first time, so I wasn't haunted by it.

The donkey scene in Pinocchio filled that gap for me though.

When I was young I was play fighting with my dad and I kicked him in the nuts (This was before I realised how painful it was to receive a kick to ones nuts). Afterwards my father told me that if I kicked him in the nuts again he could die. So I believed that for about a year.

Rofl.
Sounds like a good story to tell though, it will stop anyone doing it again who might to thinking it is funny if all it did was hurt. Anything to avoid the pain.