My dad once told my sister and I when we were fighting that if you went to bed mad at someone, one of you might not wake up, i.e. die. I believed this for years, and he denies ever telling me this to this day!
A childhood belief about people

others believed things like this
- My brother used to think "Kung-Fu Fighting" was actually "When It Comes To Fighting."— The Pacifist
- when i was young i used to believe a wake was when you waited for the dead person to wake upAnon
- I once believed that if I wore my Halloween costume to bed, I'd wake up as the actual thing.— Sarah
- when i was little, my mom told me if you ate to much salt, you'd wake up turned into a lamb. — Kristina
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria
- My older sister told me squirrels were poisonous, and I believed her until I was 9.— Jenni