When I was little I was quite afraid of bees. I still haven't actually been stung by one until this day, but I was afraid of a lot of things as a kid and bees was one of them. Somehow when I was around six years old I got it into my head one day that a swarm of bees actually lived in the toilet, and if I flushed the toilet all the pee would flood their hive and make them angry. For weeks after I imagined up this idea, I refused to flush the toilet and wouldn't tell anyone why. When I finally worked up the courage to start flushing again, I would first close the lid of the toilet, wash my hands and open the door wide so I would be ready to make a mad dash out of there when I finally did flush it. That routine went on for months.
A childhood belief about fear of
others believed things like this
- I used to beleve when i was 4 that the flush on the toilet was to wake up toilet monsters.— Millie
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- 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 think that bees and wasps only stung people on the ears.Anon
- When I was younger I asked my parents:
"If bees make honey, do flys make marmalade?"— Mike - I used to believe that if I flushed the toilet before I showered, I would take a shower in dirty toilet water.— Chris D