When I was about 5 or 6 years old, I spent a lot of time with my neighboors. One night when they had a babysitter, he told me that I had to hurry home, because my parents were kidnapped by monsters, and only I could save them. Of course I ran home, and I was terrified to go into the livingroom where my parents were sitting! It took me a long time to be with my neighboors again when the babysitter was there too!
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if I stared at the sun for a long time, I could make day turn to night.— Big J
- My parents always told me at night the sticks we had played with throughout the day turned into snakes.. — Sarahb
- When I was 6 I used to believe my parents were watching me at school on TV. It explained a lot at the time!— opinionata
- when i was little i thought every time i left the room my parents turned into aliensAnon
- my mum told me that the 'public' park was closing so she could go home— xx-lotty-pop-xx
- i used to believe that the green arrows on the traffic lights told you which way you had to go to get home.— Helen