Until I was about 10, I used to be convinced my great-grandma lived under my bed and that if I dangled my feet, she would pull me under and kill me. A recent talk with my mom, I found out she had the same belief!
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- I used to let go all my balloons so my great grandma would get it in heaven— lissa
- I used to believe that my grandma's chandelier would grow wings and chase me and kill me.— Katrien
- I used to belief that farmers had to kill the cow to get the milk.— Juan
- My great-grandfather firmly believed, and had me convinced, that SPAM was mouse meat. — texasblue
- 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 seriously used to believe that Bert from Sesame Street lived in my closet and that he was going to kill me.— Liz