When I was little I thought that the saying was "party gifts" instead of "parting gifts". I thought that the people who lost on games shows got prizes that were called party gifts because they were fun!
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- I used belive when all the people were out of the house. All the inanimmate objects would have a party.— tracy
- I thought the song "Party Time" by Moby was actually saying "heart attack" (this was before I knew the title)— Elviessa
- I used to believe "Pedestrians" was a political party like Democrats or Republicans.— August
- I used to believe the living room furniture would party after we all went to sleep.— Ellen
- I used to believe my dolls would come to life at night and have a party while i was sleeping. — phil(: