I used to think that you could have your birthday any time you wanted, and that people just chose to have their birthdays once a year. I wanted to have my birthday once a day instead of once a year. Many mornings I would get up and announce to my family that today was my birthday.
A childhood belief about birthdays
others believed things like this
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait
- i thought I got one year older when my family sang the birthday song.— I am the ghost
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- My birthday was on a different day every year, assigned by my parentsAnon
- I used to think that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wear on your birthday— Bri
- I used to think that your birthday changed every year, and that your parents just decided what day it was.— Daniel