I thought that my parents made me write thank-you notes for my birthday and xmas presents because they were jealous that I got so many presents and therefore wanted to punish me.
A childhood belief about birthdays

others believed things like this
- when i was little i thought that jesus delivered presents on christmas not santa .— gaby
- when i was a child,i used to believe that Santa claus drove a car and all the presents were in the boot— narration
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- I used to believe your parents PICK your birthday.— Stella
- My birthday was on a different day every year, assigned by my parentsAnon