When I was little I used to think I should only go to the loo when I was really ready and not sit on the loo for too long as I thought a witch would come up the toilet and tickle my bum with her long nails if I sat for too long!
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I sat on the toilet too long a snake would come up and bite me.— Cheesemonkey
- I used to think a female daddy-long-legs was called a "mummy-long-legs".Anon
- I thought my brain would explode if it was in the sun too long— Heather
- I thought gay people were old men with very long beards.Anon
- when i was like 6 i thought only little kids my age could have long hair. dumb....lol— candy
- I thought the mole on my arm was from a bug pooping on my arm a long time agoAnon