I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think all wars lasted only 4 years, like college or something. Anon
- I used to think that your birthday changed every year, and that your parents just decided what day it was.— Daniel
- My sister thought (not more than one year ago, she is now 14) that John Doe was an actual person.— Brother to Natascha
- I used to believe that eg 1+1=11 and 2+2=22.
Luckily that only lasted until age 2 1/2.— Madi - i used to think that if i didn't celebrate my birthday each year my younger sister would catch up with me— q
- My sister uesd to think that you did a whole year's worth of growing in the night before your birthday.— Richard Davies