i once got confused between 'months'and 'years'. i thought the latter was shorter than the former. Dunno why i never considered y ppl only celebrate when they turn a year and not a month older.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- that we celebrate New Year's because it is the day that Jesus had his brit (circumcision)Anon
- i used to think that if i didn't celebrate my birthday each year my younger sister would catch up with me— q
- I thought that Dad's were always older then Mom's, come to find out my mom is a few months older than my dad.— Nicole
- My sister used to think that because I was 15 months older than her, I would die 15 months before her!— Nicola Braden
- when i was little i thought my cat would turn into a lion when he got older.Anon
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait