I used to believe that when I flushed the toilet a man with a shotgun would come out of it and try and shoot me. So I had to wash my hands, open the door and turn out the light before I was able to flush it. Then I ran like the wind!
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to beleive that if you flushed the toilet that it would explode and all the water would shoot out.— Michelle
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- I used to beleve when i was 4 that the flush on the toilet was to wake up toilet monsters.— Millie
- I used to believe that monsters lived in my toilet and they ate my poop and urine when i flushed the toilet.Anon
- I used to believe that if I flushed the toilet before I showered, I would take a shower in dirty toilet water.— Chris D
- Until I was 8 I used to believe that if clothing went into the wash more than once it would turn into gold.— Ben