When I was about four or five, my grandmother had told me that because her birthday was on the 24th, and mine was on the 29th of the same month, that when she died and didn't have anymore birthdays, I wouldn't have anymore either, and I wouldn't get any older!
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I ate pieces of bread it would soak up my pee and I wouldn't have to pee anymore.— Anna
- My cousic used to think he was older than me because his birthday was in June and mine was in December.— //**...Ethan...**\\
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait
- When I was little I thought grown ups could fly but wouldn't tell me about it or teach me until I got older.— James the Great
- My great grandmother died when I was 9. I didn't go to the funeral because I thought she'd be a skeleton. — Angela
- I used to believe that when you grew up, nothing scared you anymore. Anon