When I was five years old, I said to the 10-year old neighbor that if he were five years old too, then we'd be twins.
A childhood belief about birthdays

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that people born on leap year would only age once every 4 yearsAnon
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- When I was 5 years old, I used to believe Poland was snowy and cold all year round, like the North Pole. — Sara
- For years and years I believed that tuna must be really little fish because they came in such small cans!!— Gisela
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen
- My Mum told me if I ate too much toast I would get cancer! I couldn't eat it for years and years...— Pauliboy