i used to ask when my birthday was, every year, cos i thought everyones changed and maybe i would be a year older quicker some years than others. she would tel me the same date and i would b like 'again?' but then far-too-later on i clicked and asked 'is that why its called birthdays? :)
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- I used to think that your birthday changed every year, and that your parents just decided what day it was.— Daniel
- i thought I got one year older when my family sang the birthday song.— I am the ghost
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait
- My birthday was on a different day every year, assigned by my parentsAnon
- iwas told that if u cry on your birthday you would not get any bigger 4 a whole year— steve
- i used to think that if i didn't celebrate my birthday each year my younger sister would catch up with me— q