When I was young I believed that after flushing the toilet a witch would come out and get me. I could stop this from happening by running to my room and standing under the light until the sound stopped. The bright coloured blobs caused by looking directly into the light bulb kept me safe. I am now 30 years old and have recently stopped this habit.
A childhood belief about fear of
others believed things like this
- In "God Bless America" I thought it was "With the light from a bulb" instead of "from above."— Carol
- I thought if 3 cards stopped at a 3-way stop sign then they had to stop forever until Christmas.Anon
- I used to believe the sound of a flushing toilet was nearly identical to the 90210 theme. — Laurenne
- i believed that if you farted too much in a room and you were to light a flame your house would blow up— the nuclear fart
- I believed that numbers eventually just ended. That they stopped somewhere after 1000.— Jamis
- I believed that kissing a toad would give you warts, but it never stopped me from a dare.— Kirstin