i used to think that at night a monster went under your bed and if you were standing next to the bed he would grab your legs pull you under the bed and eat you so when i needed to get out of bed at night i would jump over my bed and run

scardy cat

When I was small, I always thought that under the bed has monsters. And I always scare to sleep my self.

Coco

When I was little I used to be scared that monsters would come out from under my bed. It all started after watching the movie, 'Little Monsters'. My mum was surprised I didn't try sawing the legs off all the beds!

Mee

I thought there was a monster under my bed. Typical. My belief was that when I got out of bed, if I didn't get far enough away from the bed, they or it could reach out and grab my feet or ankles and "get me". So, this led to me getting up and leaping as far as I could out into the middle of the room in order to be safe. The mornings weren't so bad, but getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom was a cause for much stress. I also took a running start to leap and get in to bed lest I get seized then as well. I had a very active imagination.

Anon

I know this is an old one. But I believed a monster lived under my bed. I would turn the lights off and take two steps sailing into my bed before the thing could grab me. I liked to sleep with my arm over the side of the bed, but I would not dare hang my arm over the bed unless my brother would" exactly at the same time"

Jim

I used to believe that when you turned off the lights in your room that the little monsters under the bed would eat your feet if you didn't get into bed fast enough. I was always first into bed, the only problem is sometimes it comes back, I'm 23 now.

Jahmez

I used to believe that there was a monster under my bed. I thought that after the lights were out if i let my legs or arms off the bed the monster would pull me under and eat me!

Angel

I used to believe monsters lived under my bed. For the longest time, I would take a running start and jump into bed. I thought if I didn't do that, the monsters would pull me under my my ankles.

Angela

When I was young, my brother convinced me that monsters lived under my bed. To this day, I cannot sleep if a part of my body is over the edge of the mattress as the monster living under my bed will grab that part and pull me under...I'm married with children.

Too old for silly ghost stories

I believed in the "monster under the bed" for too many years. In fact, I quit jumping into the bed from the doorway when my husband wasn't in it after I had kids. I didn't want to scare them and make them weird! In fact, I think I still believe, a little bit, that they are still there. I'm 63 now.
Mom of 7, Grandma to 5

Anon

when i was younger i remember having to take a run up to jump on my bed when i went to bed at night. i used to beleive that if i walked up to my bed something would grab my feet from under my bed and pull me under and pull me under.

stuman

i used to belive that there was a big monster under my bed.
i used to make up lots of things that i could do to stop it getting me!

kerry

I used to think a monster lived under my bed. When I needed to get up I would stand on my bed and jump to the other side of the room so that the monster couldn't grab my ankle and pull me under.

Anon

I useto think that everytime I got off my bed something was going to grab my leg and pull me under.... So I got into the habbit of jumping off my bed so I would land close to the door, then I could just run right out!

Britt S

I used to believe there were monsters under my bed and that at night they went out in town to party.

hugo, french student in eighth grade.

i use to believe that as soon as i would turn off the light in my bedroom that the monsters would be able to come out and get me, so i use toquickly turn off the light and run and jump into the bed making sure no part of me came close to the edges

Anon

when i was little i was sure that there was a monster with really long hands and claw so when i got in to bed i would run and jump off and when i got off i got off as quickly as i could and ran like heck!

Still Scared

when i was little, i believed there were invisible monsters under my bed. the only way they would not eat me if i was covered with a blanket. to this day i still sleep completely covered up.

Janine

When I was little, I used to have to stand in my doorway to turn off the light, and as soon as the light was off, I would leap into bed. Everyone knows that if you don't do that, something under your bed would grab your legs! After you jump into bed, you have to cover up really really quick!

Danielle

I used to believe that if you let your arm or foot dangle off the bed at night that someone (a monster or the devil) would come and grab you at night. To this day, I still have to have my feet and hands on the bed!

Michelle D. Illinois