What childhood beliefs or misconceptions took you an embarrassing time to figure out?

lou
2022-07-04T21:21:55Z

I'm talking about silly harmless stuff like "I believed in Santa Claus till I was 13", and not deep existential stuff like "It took me till adulthood to realize that my parents were doing their best despite their their failings".

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