I was 2 weeks late, I was supposed to be born on Feb. 29th (it was a leaper year). I knew leaper year came every 4 years, so I assumed I was REALLY lucky I was late, cause if I was born on Feb. 29th I could only have a birthday every 4 years... So 4 years were equal to only 1 Year for me.
A childhood belief about birthdays
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that people born on leap year would only age once every 4 yearsAnon
- I used to think that the 29th of Febuary was the first, and only, day of Farch.Anon
- I thought I was such a lucky and special kid, because I was born on the exact same day as my birthday.— ricolarno
- In the mid 90's, I used to believe that babies who were born in the year 2000 would live forever.Anon
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- When I was 5 years old, I used to believe Poland was snowy and cold all year round, like the North Pole. — Sara