I thought that there were little people that lived behind the curtains on the windowsill when the curtains were closed. When I used to walk to bed across the landing Id say good night to them, and sometimes have a little chat.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the actors in movies were all acting live behind those big curtains in the cinema.— Courtney
- My dad told me that raisins were the dead flies from the windowsill— Kellie
- I used to think that if I closed my eyes other people couldn't see me.Anon
- I used to believe that if I closed one eye, the people on that side couldn't see me.— KM
- I used to think that blind people always had their eyes closed.Anon
- I used to think that all people closed their eyes and stuck their tongue out when they died.Anon