When I was about 5 or 6 years old, someone (probably my older sister) told me a story about how while you slept little skeleton ants and termites would come and carry your toys and such on their backs underneath your bed. I was scared to go under there and clean out the toys and so, one day when my mom was scolding me for not cleaning under my bed, I cried, "But mom I didn't put those there, it was the skeleton ants and termites who did it." To this day I still remember the look on her face as I explained this odd occurance through all my tears and crying.
A childhood belief about under my bed
others believed things like this
- That a satchel was a skeleton, and I would have to wear a skeleton on my back for school!Anon
- My older sister used to tell me that ants were bees. My mom was very confused when I refused to go outside.— Paulette
- I used to believe toys came alive at night.
Because I love toys, and I hoped be good friend with my toys.Anon - My great grandmother died when I was 9. I didn't go to the funeral because I thought she'd be a skeleton. — Angela
- I used to beleive that if we didn't spray the ants, there would be hundreds of them in my house taking over.— Rob
- When I was young, I thought that rice was actually ants eggs! Didn't stop me from eating it though (: -@— Doh!