I used to be afraid of the bottle of Vanish toilet cleaner my babysitter kept in her bathroom. I thought it was some sort of magic solution that would make anything Vanish, even me if I accidentally got some on myself.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to be afraid that "boney Legs", a witch from a story Lived in the toilet. Anon
- i used to be scared to use the bathroom becuase i believed something lived in the toilet.— robert allen freeman the fourth
- I used to think that "elbow grease" was an actual product of kitchen or surface cleaner.— Carrie
- When I was little I thought you could get arrested if you accidentally skipped a number while counting.— Hailey
- When you are very poor you "can't make end's meat." End's meat is some sort of cheap very low quality meat.— Betty
- When I was a kid, I used to believe a nuclear plant was a clouds plant and could make magic clouds.— Tommy