My birthday is in July. When I was little, I thought the 4th of July fireworks were in honor of MY birthday.
A childhood belief about birthdays

others believed things like this
- Since I was born on the 4th of July, I really thought the entire country celebrated my birthday.— -Stoddard
- 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 fireflies only came out for the 4th of July. :-)— Whitney
- 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
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait