when i was old enough to know what birthdays meant, my grandfather told me that he quit having birthdays. It was very strange to me that my mom (which was his daughter) was getting older than him. But, everybody backed up his story. To this day, he is still 29! (and holding, of course!)
A childhood belief about family
others believed things like this
- Ironically my parents were born on the same day; so growing up, I thought all parents had the same birthdays. Anon
- My daughter used to believe that when someone is fired from their job, it meant it literally.— Sally's mommy
- I used to believe that my name meant tongue. strange? I think so — Bella
- my grandfather told me that soy sauce was bug juice.Anon
- I used to believe that you could quit smoking by eating cold turkey:)— Loren
- When I was small my Grandfather told me that the reason I had freckles was from throwing pebbles in the sewer!— All Grown Up Now!