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What weird false belief did you have as a kid? (lemmy.ca)

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[-] phanto@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 month ago

I thought that dogs were boys and cats were girls. No idea why.

Its funny, my niece made it to like 8 thinking that aunts were adults and uncles were kids. She had one young uncle, and me. Called me "Auntie Phanto." I still haven't lived it down.

[-] lath@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Dogs = boys due to energetic, clumsy and loud.

Cats = girls due to classy, well-behaved and quiet.

I'd guess it would be a trend similar to saying girls play with dolls and boys play with action figures.

[-] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago

classy, well-behaved and quiet

Except when they decide not to be, of course. Or when they're in heat.

[-] dullbananas@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

my niece made it to like 8 thinking that aunts were adults and uncles were kids

This fits well with the accidental mild misandry in Catholic school when we learned about differences between men and women. One of the books we had to read said something like "men consistently outperform their female counterparts at making almost miraculously stupid decisions"

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Troy is that you?

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