When I was little I thought I was the only one who grew. I used to tell my brother, who is two years older than me, that in two years I would be the same age as him.
A childhood belief about birthdays

others believed things like this
- My brother that is 6 years younger than me used to believe that in seven years he would be older than me.Anon
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- When i was little my older brother said rocks grew in your poop, so i went digging and never found anyAnon
- a friend of my little sister's had 4 older brothers, so she thought that when you got older you grew a penis!Anon
- My oldest sister is 15 years my senior. I used to think that she was older than my mom.— Callie