When I was little I believed that a toilet monster was in my toilet. It was he who made that big FLUSH sound. So I always trapped him by putting the toilet seat down and then running out of the bathroom before the flushing noise stopped. Because of this, I rarely washed my hands, unless I was planning to wash them and then flush.
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 believe the sound of a flushing toilet was nearly identical to the 90210 theme. — Laurenne
- i used to belive that when you flush a toilet on an aeroplane you get sucked down— milly
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- My brother (who was 6 at the time) would never flush the toilet in fear of our new house being blown up! Anon
- I used to think if you didnt get up before flushing the toilet would eat you...Anon