50 Day Meme Challenge 2015 - Day 11

[changeling67]

11. What is the strangest thing you believed as a child?

The monster under the bed - oh and in the wardrobe.  Or behind the curtains.  I slept with the light on a lot.

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[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

That other people were as honest as I was and told me the truth.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Finding out that adults are the biggest liars of all is a tough thing for a kid.

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

When I was a kid I knew I wanted to be a science-fiction author. It wasn't until this morning that I realized why.

They were the only grownups who never lied to me.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Is it about 'social lying' - where people have to be civil or an almighty war would break out, or lies on a bigger scale - where people are protecting their ass as well as unrealistic ideals?

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

It was about lying to push an agenda, to shut me up, to hurt me, or, in extreme cases such as my mother, just to be making conversation.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

I hear you - family dynamics can suck.