Until my little cousin turned eight, she firmly believed that she could fly on her birthday. On her eight birthday, my cousin was going to prove this to her mother by flying off her bed. She broke her ankle.
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- I used to think that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wear on your birthday— Bri
- I used to believe that on your birthday, you didn't advance to your next age until you ate your birthday cake.— Casi
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait
- I used to think a second cousin meant a cousin’s cousin.— Carlos Almonacid