I used to believe that if I wasn't good a man would come in the night and take me from my family.
I was petrified of the "man" until I was about 14 years old.
A childhood belief about criminals
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that aliens would come and take me if I wasn't good to my parents— somebody
- I used to believe that very large rocks and boulders were actually petrified dinosauer poop.— Maureen
- .. the knots in wood would turn into dinosaurs. I was petrified of pine cladding.Anon
- My Mother used to tell me only the good die young and I would live to be 100+ years old because I was bad.— William
- Until I was well along in years I always thought our family was Irish because my dads birthday was March 17th— Gladys
- I used to believe toys came alive at night.
Because I love toys, and I hoped be good friend with my toys.Anon