I knew that there was a leap year every four years, and I knew there was a presidential election every four years, so I assumed, not so unreasonably, that the election must be on February 29!
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the loser of the Presidential election became the VICE President. — AirInSea
- I used to believe that people born on leap year would only age once every 4 yearsAnon
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- When I was 5 years old, I used to believe Poland was snowy and cold all year round, like the North Pole. — Sara
- For years and years I believed that tuna must be really little fish because they came in such small cans!!— Gisela
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen