I was always told there was a boogie man under my bed, getting ready to eat me. I managed to sleep in my own bed, but I was SO afraid to. Then I thought of my own plan. I would jump on my bed so it would hit the boogie man and he'd be injured. I jumped up and down, up and down on my bed. I actually enjoyed it. I had the confidence to sleep in my bed now, but then i felt a grab at my arm. I started to scream, but saw that it was just my older sister, knowing about the whole boogie man thing. She smiled and laughed at me.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- I used to think that my dog was the "BOOGIE MONSER" because he would always go and sleep under my bed!— ChristieGirl
- When i was about 3 or 4 i thought Gene Simmons was the Boogie Man.— miss13
- My grandma told me and my sisters that the boogie man lived in her basement and if we cried he would get us.— Paulette
- I thought the Boogie Man was made of boogers-all green and slimy.— Boo
- I used to believe that the boogie man would come and get me if I didn't listen to my parents.Anon
- i used to think that my dad turned into the boogie monster at night if i picked my nose before i went to bed— hollie