As a child, mys older sis had me believe that the stop light at the end of the street ( U could only see it above the houses), when it turned red, the Boogie Man was watching me, and if I went outside when the light was red, he was going to eat me...Took me years to realize she made that all up...
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- that the green traffic light turned blue when it was off— Kriket Evens
- i used to think that my dad turned into the boogie monster at night if i picked my nose before i went to bed— hollie
- I thought the Boogie Man was made of boogers-all green and slimy.— Boo
- as a kid, i was told by my older cousins that i wasnt human until i turned 7 years old.— twk
- I used to believe that all Street-Lamps were turned off at Midnight.Anon
- I used to believe that there where little mice the the street lights that turned them on and off.Anon