my grandparents had a dark, unfinished part of their basement. their washer/dryer was there and a cupboard where they kept cleaning products. my brother thought mr. clean was a real man and that he lived in my grandparents' basement. it terrified him. he was three.
A childhood belief about basements
others believed things like this
- i thought that since my dr's name was "Dr. Washer" that meant my nurse's name was "Dryer" ... i know, its sad— mekare
- I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- when i was little i used to believe that darth vador lived in my basement, and i was scared to go down there.— Jilli
- My sister told me that Fraggles lived in our basement. I used to sit down there forever so I could see them. — Suzie
- 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 used to believe that the basement had monsters in it.Anon