I used to think that the age 8 was only a girl age, I thought boy's couldn't turn 8, they skipped it. And believe me when I got in a huge fight with a boy at school when he told me he was 8!
A childhood belief about birthdays

others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought you could get arrested if you accidentally skipped a number while counting.— Hailey
- When I was a little girl I used to believe that when I grew up I'd turn into a man.— Jessica
- I used to believe that if I could kiss my elbow that I would turn into a girl (the opposite sex).— Rusty
- I couldn't wait to turn 20 so I could go through the Roaring 20's and be a flapper like my Grandma.— Susan Bonnell
- When I was young, I thought that when you turn the blinkers on in the car, it made the car turn.— Cassidy
- When a "mean girl" in early grade school asked me if I was a virgin I answered "no I am catholic."— Hilary