I used to believe that if I ever left my arms or legs sticking out from under the covers of my bed a witch would come in the middle of the night and chop them off. I still feel nervous about it now!
A childhood belief about witches

others believed things like this
- I used to be afraid that "boney Legs", a witch from a story Lived in the toilet. Anon
- I used to beleive that all pains were headaches. So for example, I had headaches in my stomach, legs and arms.— James
- When i was younger, i used to believe that the hanger in my room became a witch every night.— Laura
- I used to believe that if i took the covers off at night i would freeze to death.— RockerGirl
- The sea was there because I left a tap dripping all night.— wolfie
- when i was little i always asked my mom if my aunt had ant legs or people legs.— kelly