when i was really little my sister got an old sheet and cut holes for eyes. she came to me and said she was a ghost. this ghost would visit me sometimes and give me nice soft hugs. i was unsure about whether this was really a ghost that looked like a sheet, or my sister....
A childhood belief about ghosts

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a "ghost-driver" was a car driving with a white sheet over it.— Nynke
- I loved watching the cartoon Casper the Friendly Ghost and wondered why the Holy Ghost never got his own show.— Robert
- I thought the Holy Ghost was the ghost of the Virgin Mary.— Texas granny
- If I pretend to sleep the ghost won't eat me
Anon - I used to think that when I saw someone on TV whom I knew to be dead , it meant that it was his or her ghost.— Sophie
- I used to believe that Casper the Friendly Ghost lived in my dad's car.— Michael