i used to think that on your birthday, you would not turn another year older until your birthday "party" started... so i was scared to not have parties
A childhood belief about birthdays

others believed things like this
- 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 that I could meet famous people by inviting them to my birthday parties...— ClearScientist
- i thought I got one year older when my family sang the birthday song.— I am the ghost
- 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 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