When I was little I used to think that there was a hand in public toilets just waiting to grab you. I thought that that was why my mom always used to tell me to "squat" while peeing. I would flush the toilet and quickly close it and say "haha, can't get me".
A childhood belief about fear of
others believed things like this
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie
- I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- 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 the toilet was a hippo and you fed it by poopin ofr peeing— russ
- i used to belive that when you flush a toilet on an aeroplane you get sucked down— milly
- My brother (who was 6 at the time) would never flush the toilet in fear of our new house being blown up! Anon