I used to think 12:00 AM until 12:59 was the "witching" hour. If I awoke at this time then something bad would happen. So if I saw the clock showing this time I would try to fall asleep under the covers as fast as possible
A childhood belief about witches
others believed things like this
- If you pulled a face, and the clock struck on the hour, your face would stay in that position.— Jo V...NL
- When I was a child i used to believe that if i did not fall asleep an elf would come for me Anon
- I used to think that when my arm would fall asleep that it was raining inside my armAnon
- when i was a kid, i used to think that if i didn't fall asleep, morning wouldn't comeAnon
- Whwn I was about 6 I used to think that if a crow bit you you would fall asleep for 100 years!— Lisa
- I used to believe that a quarter after the hour was 25 minutes after the hour because 25 cents = a quarter.— Marni