One November 5th - Fireworks Night - I couldn't get to sleep due to the noise. My Mum told me she had some secret stuff to block the sound out.
It worked, and I fell asleep quickly. I believed it for ages.
Then I found out it was hair wax.
A childhood belief about sleeping
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the sound of crickets at night was the noise the stars made when they sparkled. — Jane
- I used to believe when I was 5 that I was special because I couldn't get to sleep until 11pm at night — Carrie
- I used to think that James Bond and all the other secret agents worked for MFI.— John C
- I believed that the pictures on my nighties came alive at night and played in my room while i was asleep!!Anon
- i used to think when i fell asleep spiders would capture me and eat me.— SPIDERMAN
- I used to believe that if I fell asleep in the bathtub I would wake up in the sea.— Brenda