A girl who lived near to me and my older brother was only 3 or 4 months younger than my brother was. It was her 7th birthday this particular day and I remember remarking to my brother that he had better hurry up and get older because Linda was catching up with him.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that one day, my younger brother would be older than me and then he'd pick on me!— Andrew
- My brother that is 6 years younger than me used to believe that in seven years he would be older than me.Anon
- My brother told me that I would turn into a boy when I got older. It made me cry.— Sarah
- My older brother used to tell me that if I "untied" it, I'd fly around the room like a balloon. — Gullible youth
- I used to eat doggy chocs until my older brother told me that if I did I would have puppies.— EG
- i used to believe there were invisible sharks in the deep end of the pool, thanks to my older brother.— Melissa