i used to think that what age you were was the time you went to bed, so 7pm when 7 years old, 8pm when 8 etc. - i couldn't wait for my 12th birthday.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- I couldn't wait to turn 20 so I could go through the Roaring 20's and be a flapper like my Grandma.— Susan Bonnell
- i thought that when it was your birthday you grow and then you didn't grow until a years time.— hello
- When I was little, I couldn't wait to grow up so I could grow a mustache. I am female.— Laura
- 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