As a very young child, I was traumatized by Mister Rogers. It had never occurred to me that one could be sucked down the bathtub drain, so I didn't have that fear until I heard him sing the song about how it's impossible.
A childhood belief about bathrooms

others believed things like this
- i thought that when you were in the bath you would get sucked down the drain— blake
- As a child I believed I could get sucked into the television. — Deb
- As a child I used think if I jumped too high on a trampoline I'd be sucked up into outer space.— Jenn
- I was told as a young child that if I didn't smile going past the police station, I wouldbe arrested.Anon
- When I was a child, I had a fear of bagels. I thought they were stale doughnuts.Anon
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon