Children are normally told that Santa won't turn up if you don't go to sleep, but I had the idea that he would turn up, and find you awake, and not give you any presents!
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I pumped in my sleep and breathed it in I would turn into a rotting turnip!— Quako
- i used to believe if i eat fish it would turn my stomach into a fishtank and make me turn into glass.Anon
- When I was young, I thought that when you turn the blinkers on in the car, it made the car turn.— Cassidy
- when i was little i thought that jesus delivered presents on christmas not santa .— gaby
- when i was a child,i used to believe that Santa claus drove a car and all the presents were in the boot— narration
- I, to this day, believe that when I can't sleep at night it means I'm awake in someone else's dreams... — Turner