I believed that grown ups got paid their whole salary once a year (sometime around Christmas I think, because I'd heard of Christmas bonus'). I was really shocked to hear that they only got little bits all through the year.
A childhood belief about work

others believed things like this
- I believed that Robins hibernated throughout the year and only came out at christmas. Anon
- I was told that for every christmas carol i sang before christmas time santa would give me one less present!— K
- I believed that garage sales were on a special day, like christmas or the fourth of July or something.— Cara
- Abba - Happy New Year
"Kangaroo year,
Kangaroo year..."— Santa Puncher - When I was little, I used to think whenever it snowed, it would be Christmas.— TropicalSmoothie
- I believed that pigs could actually fly. I'm 13 and found out this year that they can't.— Boy I'm Blonde