When I was younger after my parents divorced, they used to send each other cards saying "Merry Xmas". After that , I used to believe that "Merry Xmas" was the way of saying "Merry Christmas" to an ex-partner.
A childhood belief about marriage

others believed things like this
- Maryland was actually a huge amusement park, i.e. Merry-Land, like Disneyland. — Julianne
- for the longest time every i used to think that Prince's "Raspberry Barret" said "round merry go round"— lin
- I used to think "Robin Hood and his merry men" was "Robin Hood and his *married* men."Anon
- When i was little, I used to send Jesus birthday cards on christmas and thought he would read them in heaven.Anon
- I thought if 3 cards stopped at a 3-way stop sign then they had to stop forever until Christmas.Anon
- My partner's Mum thought that pigs layed sausages just like chickens lay eggs.— Bunny