When I was little, my mom always had a bottle of mouthwash on our bathroom counter. Of course, seeing as I wanted to be smart, I attempted to read everything. A week before, a teacher told us a story about a gargoyle. I read "Mouthwash & Gargle" as "Moutwash & Gargoyle". For years, I used to cry hysterically whenever my mom used mouthwash, because I thought she'd turn into a gargoyle.
A childhood belief about bathrooms

others believed things like this
- i thought grown ups read in a different language!Anon
- After my dad read The Hobbit to us, when we were little, I thought that Gollum lived in the toilet. — PixelFish
- I legitmately thought that my mom wouldnt be able to read my diary if I wrote it pig latin!— Ashley
- I thought vegetarians couldn't read Chicken Soup for the Soul. — Aretia
- When i was little, I used to send Jesus birthday cards on christmas and thought he would read them in heaven.Anon
- A billboard sign read: Moonshine kills.
I thought being caught outside by the moon would kill me. Humph.Anon