when i was a kid i thought a dwarf hiding in the toilet bowl was going to stab me in the bum with a gigantic sword; i couldn't figure out how he got the big sword down there. and yes, i was one of those flush and run people.
imagine how thrilled i was when we moved to a country house with no plumbing and an OUTHOUSE where the little bugger could actually fit, sword and all.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- My brother (who was 6 at the time) would never flush the toilet in fear of our new house being blown up! Anon
- when i was younger i thought that when you moved house your house moved with you!!— chrissy
- I used to believe Serial killers would break into your house and stab/'kill' your cereal.— mary
- At a young age I couldn't imagine how people without glasses could marry the ones wearing them. — Ana
- I used to believe Chucky would come out of my toilet, stab me with a knife, and kill me. :(
I hate Chucky. — Bijan - I used to beleve when i was 4 that the flush on the toilet was to wake up toilet monsters.— Millie