I remember being very young, and I was woken by the thunder and lightning outside. It was so loud and scary! I thought lightning was God's temper. The louder the thunder, and the brighter the lightning, the closer he was to getting me. I would inch to the edge of the bed where I couldn't see out my window (and assumed since I couldn't see outside, "he" couldn't see in) and lay there for 15 minutes waiting for the thunder and lightning to calm down before going back to bed.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- I think lightning and thunder is caused by angels throwing temper tantrums Anon
- I used to believe that people could fly during thunder and lightning, because I dreamt this once— Minimania
- I always thought thunder was the sound of the crumbling buildings, after lightning had struck them.Anon
- I was convinced that thunder and lightning could wake up volcanos.— leticia
- i used to believe that when there was thunder and lightning god was playing bowling at a disco— georgia
- Lightning and thunder were produced at the garbage dump.— penny