I believed that a great white shark, like the one from Jaws, swam below the carpet at the foot of my bed. For years, I slept with my legs pulled tight to my chest. This way, if he decided to jump up and devour my bed, my legs would be intact and I could run for help.
A childhood belief about under my bed
others believed things like this
- A friend believed that they used a tame shark during the filming of "Jaws".— Wendy
- when i was little i always asked my mom if my aunt had ant legs or people legs.— kelly
- I used to think a female daddy-long-legs was called a "mummy-long-legs".Anon
- I believed that all of my blood was stored in the calves of my legs. — Julia
- I used to believe that once you pulled the plug in the bath a shark would swim out of the drain and eat you.— Amy
- I used to think that hiccups were caused by a frog in my chest who would jump and croak.— Elizabeth