The World According to Children

Everyone lives by their basic philosophy of life.8. If you dig deep enough, you'll hit China
Children have their own innocent yet wacky view9. If something falls on the floor, if you pick it up
of reality. Here are some of the things wequick enough there won't be any germs on it yet
believed when we were kids, so I assume many10. There's a real "Boogey Man" and he can't be
still do. Hey, maybe we were right!killed. He can also change his size and shape.
11. We are the only country that has iPods,
1. Santa Claus knows more than mom or GodSpongeBob Squarepants, and McDonalds.
2. If someone "triple dog dares you", then you12. It's a United Nations law that no two countries
have to do it, it's in the Constitutioncan speak the same language - that's so you can
3. When you get to heaven (a) everyone wearstell where they come from when they talk. New
white (b) you get to live with all your pets againcountries have to make up new languages.
(c) God speaks English (so does everyone there)13. When you move to another country, it takes
4. When you're grown up, everything is freetwo or three days to learn the new language.
5. Everything will be OK when I'm: pick an age: 16,14. If you get frozen before you die, you can be
18, 21...thawed out again later and you'll be OK - when I
6. If my parents keep punishing me I'll run awaygrow up I'll put a people freezer in the basement
and (a) join the circus (b) become a pirate (c) goso we can escape any wars that come.
to the North Pole and work for Santa15. The President is always the smartest man in
7. Women can only get pregnant if they'reAmerica.
married, and 30 is too old