My grandma used to tell me that if I went to bed with my socks on, a monster would cut off my right foot. It was the same monster that stole socks out of the dryer so we were always short one when we were folding.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I thought the boogey monster was a monster that ate boogers at night in front of youAnon
- When I was little, my mom told me that if I slept with socks on they would eat me alive.— Cindy
- I Used To Believe The Monster Beverage/Energy Drink Was Monster Milk!— KellGirl
- When i was little, i believed that if you slept with socks on, your feet would fall off.Anon
- When I was little, I thought that if I slept with socks on, my toes would grow together.— Laura
- I wouldn't wear stripy socks because I used to believe the stripes dug into your feet— Shirley Reeves