When I was growing up, my dad would tell me there was a Boogie Man in our hallway and that if I didn't hurry up and get out of the hallway, that he would get me. So, for years I'd run down the hall as fast as I could.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the boogie man would come and get me if I didn't listen to my parents.Anon
- I used to think that my dog was the "BOOGIE MONSER" because he would always go and sleep under my bed!— ChristieGirl
- When i was about 3 or 4 i thought Gene Simmons was the Boogie Man.— miss13
- i used to think that my dad turned into the boogie monster at night if i picked my nose before i went to bed— hollie
- I thought the Boogie Man was made of boogers-all green and slimy.— Boo
- I used to think that growing pains meant that a tomato plant was growing in your stomach.— Annette