7 Funny Things Yakima Peeps Believed as Children
According to social media and a search on the topic, the average age for kids to start having doubts about things (holiday traditions, fantastical elements of the world, etc.) is 8 years old. And that seems to track with this childhood weird belief topic!
We Asked & They Answered
Our audience has believed some weird and funny stuff when they were younger. What started off as an amusing conversation on air turned into a hysterical and frightening topic for our listening and reading audience! Check out the top weird things our audience believed as children below.
What is The Weirdest Thing I Believed As A Child
The on-air conversation that led to this audience question dealt with one of my least favorite insects, the earwig, and how my older brother tricked me.
I asked my brother when I was 7 years old, and my brother (13 years old) told me how the earwig crawls in your ear and eats your brain. A pretty cool and scary concept to a 7-year-old. Fast forward a couple of weeks, and in school, learning about bugs, boy, did I share my new knowledge… and everyone laughed at me.
This is completely false, BUT it is based on an old European myth. Obviously, 35+ years later, this incident in my childhood still bugs me (pun intended).
What Weird Thing Did You Believe As A Child?
That is the question we asked our Yakima Valley audience, and we were able to break it down into 3 categories: monsters, trust, and technology. Here are the top in each of these categories.
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Monsters:
“The airplane search light was the eye of a monster!” – Scott S.
“I actually believed that there were very tiny trolls living in our dryer, stealing socks!!” – Megan C.
Trust:
“I was told the moon was made out of cheese!” – Marylou K.
“The honesty of my parents, especially my mother. Found out she stole a small inheritance from my brothers and me.” – Darryl C.
Technology:
“If you open the microwave while it’s running, the radiation will leak out, and you’ll get cancer.” – Tre W.
“Grandma lives in the phone!” – Evan R.
And my favorite, just because of the job and career I have:
“That the Radio DJs actually were the ones singing every song!” – Brian S.
What About You?
What is the weirdest thing you believed as a child? Tap the App and let us know, we promise we won’t laugh… much… for very long.
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