Being the youngest of four children, I was the object of much cruelty. The worst was when my brother, who is 7 years older, told me that there is a witch in the toilet. He told me that she will come out to eat me if I flush. I still wonder if she's in there...
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- My brother (who was 6 at the time) would never flush the toilet in fear of our new house being blown up! Anon
- I used to beleve when i was 4 that the flush on the toilet was to wake up toilet monsters.— Millie
- when i was little i told my brother that when it rained it was gods toilet overflowing— Lisa J
- My brother told me that I would turn into a boy when I got older. It made me cry.— Sarah
- I used to eat doggy chocs until my older brother told me that if I did I would have puppies.— EG